FCC looking at proposal to stop robotexts
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Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communication Commission Commissioner, testifies in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, December 05th, 2019, in Washington, DC.
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A proposal to ban robotexts will be examined by the Federal Communications Commission, according to agency. announcedMonday
Consumers are familiar with fraudulent text messages, including those that claim to come from a wireless provider and promote false prizes or reimbursement.
In 2020, the Commission received close to 146% more consumer complaints regarding unwanted text messages than in previous years. This year, the agency already has received over 9,800 complaints from consumers about unwanted text messages.
Jessica Rosenworcel (FCC Acting Chair) informed colleagues Monday that the rulemaking was being considered to reduce the number of robotexts. According to a news release. Wireless providers will be required by the proposed rulemaking to stop illegal texts.
After addressing the issue of robotcalls and similar frauds to botexts, the FCC made this decision. FCC implemented several additional measuresThe Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED), was passed by Congress to help consumers protect themselves from unwanted robocalls. This bill gave the authority to increase penalties for illegal calls as well as strengthen the rules that allow phone companies to stop these calls.
The current commission is composed of two Democrats including Rosenworcel and two Republicans. They would need to vote in order to adopt the rulemaking. According to the press release, the commissioner would examine ways to stop robotexts at the network level, and possibly impose caller authentication standards for texts.
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