FCC imposes new $10,000 fines on telecom companies for false robocall filings. New penalties take effect Feb. 5 to strengthen enforcement against violations.

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

When I see a call coming in from a number I don’t recognize, my first instinct is to ignore it. But since I have kids, I need to pick up that phone call if it's from my area code in the off chance ...

Getting calls from telemarketers can be annoying in itself, but being called by an automated system can be even more irritating. To try and cut down on the number of nuisance calls being made across ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — While we often hear about ...

For years, robocall bad actors have targeted businesses with sophisticated schemes to steal customers’ financial and personal information. Even the most prominent brands are not immune. Amazon has ...

U.S. consumers received more than 4.8 billion robocalls in May, a slight decline from April but still 7.3% higher than May 2024 Scam robocalls surged more than 10%, with nearly 700 million placed in ...

This is part three of “Robo Rage,” WTOP’s series on robocalls and their impact on the D.C. area. WASHINGTON — Federal agencies are working furiously with mobile carriers and on new technology to stop ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined 29 other state attorneys general in supporting a Federal Communications Commission proposal to allow telephone companies to block robocalls made ...

State Rep. Rick Martin has had just about enough of the daily deluge of calls he gets from faked phone numbers, and he's upset by the stories of scams they sometimes lead to. He's done with getting ...