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FCC Encourages Blocking of Illegal and Unwanted Robocalls

  • Full Title:
    In the Matter of Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
  • Document Type:
    Statement
  • Bureau(s):
    Commissioner
    Office of Former Chairman Pai
    Bureau(s):
    Consumer and Governmental Affairs
  • Description
    The FCC establishes a safe harbor from liability for the unintended or inadvertent blocking of wanted calls, so long as such action is based upon reasonable analytics indicating that such calls are unwanted and therefore should be blocked
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-20-96
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