{"id":108768,"date":"2019-08-26T12:04:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108768"},"modified":"2019-08-26T12:04:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T16:04:46","slug":"51-ags-join-bipartisan-effort-to-protect-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108768","title":{"rendered":"51 AGs join bipartisan effort to protect consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Attorney General Letitia James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Attorney general urges FCC to strengthen efforts to stop\nrobocalls and illegal spoofing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of\nAttorneys General from all 50 states and the District of Columbia today, in\na comment letter<\/a>, urged the Federal Communications\nCommission to encourage telecom companies to implement call blocking and call\nauthentication solutions to protect consumers from illegal robocalls and\nspoofing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must stop these bad actors from taking advantage of\nvulnerable Americans,\u201d said New James. \u201cOur bipartisan group of Attorneys\nGeneral is on the prowl for illegal robocalls, spoofing, and any other digital\nscheme aimed at scamming innocent Americans. These outlaws may be able to run\nbehind a spoofed number, but they won\u2019t be able to hide when they have 51\nAttorneys General chasing them down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s announcement follows last week\u2019s unveiling of\nthe Anti-Robocall Principles<\/a> that will fight\nillegal robocalls, announced by Attorney General James and a bipartisan,\npublic-private coalition of 51 Attorneys General and 12 phone companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s comment letter, the coalition of 51 Attorneys\nGeneral state that telecom providers should: <\/p>\n\n\n\n