4 reasons why the latest FTC robocall cases should matter to your business
By: Lesley Fair | Mar 26, 2019 12:13PM
The FTC just announced developments in the ongoing fight against illegal robocalls. “But my company would never place illegal robocalls,” you say. Glad to hear it, but there are four reasons why reputable businesses should still take note when the FTC brings actions against robocallers.
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FTC goes to court to unravel robocalling net
By: Lesley Fair | Jun 19, 2018 3:24PM
Do you have one of those massive white boards that takes up the entire wall of your conference room? You may need it to follow the machinations that multiple defendants allegedly engaged in so they could bombard consumers with robocalls by the billions. (Yes, that’s with a “b.”) The FTC has gone to court to put a stop to their illegal activities.
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FTC challenges robocallers’ false threat that small businesses will be “removed” from Google
By: Lesley Fair | May 23, 2018 4:28PM
Imagine getting a prerecorded robocall claiming to be from a “data service provider for Google” giving you “final notice” that “If you do not act soon, Google will label your business as permanently closed.” Second only to a fire alarm going off, that constitutes an ASAP emergency for many small business owners. But those robocall warnings aren’t from Google.
Decision bolsters FTC position on soundboard tech
By: Janice Kopec | May 8, 2018 4:32PM
On April 27, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed a challenge to a November 2016 FTC staff letter addressing certain prerecorded calls or “robocalls” using soundboard technology.
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By: Lesley Fair | Aug 1, 2017 11:01AM
They say “Nobody likes a complainer,” but don’t you believe it. For years, the FTC has encouraged consumers to speak up about questionable practices. We use those complaints in lots of different ways – for example, to spot emerging forms of fraud, to help set FTC priorities, and to bring law enforcement actions. Today we’re announcing a significant expansion in how we use complaint data in the ongoing fight against what some people view as Consumer Enemy #1.
By: Lesley Fair | Apr 2, 2013 11:02AM
If this were a video blog, you'd see us doing that “Wayne’s World” gesture of admiration to our two new favorite people, Serdar Danis and Aaron Foss. And just what did they do to warrant our (and your) appreciation?
Networking to solve the problem of illegal robocalls
By: Kati Daffan | Oct 9, 2012 12:39PM
Like the character in the 70s movie “Network,” many consumers are “mad as hell and not going to take this anymore.” What’s aroused their ire? Robocalls made in violation of a 2009 rule outlawing many of these automated calls. That’s why the FTC is convening Robocalls: All the Rage, a one-day conference — it’s free and open to the public — set for October 18, 2012, in Washington, DC.
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By: Lesley Fair | Sep 18, 2012 4:38PM
"Hey, I've never met you.
So don't get clever.
That's my number.
Robocall me never."
