If our โreveredโ national legislators wanted to do something actually useful (and immensely popular), theyโd pass a law banning robocalls, with FCC funding for enforcement and hefty prison sentences and fines (1M$ would be a good starting point) for violations.
A bunch of thumbs up for that, TriX!, ๐๐๐๐๐
Nomorobo (which is free for your home phone, $1.99/month for your cellphone) has worked wonders for me. After a few months, I almost never get a robo call, and when I do, it only rings once (and I smile).
. . . and hefty prison sentences and fines (1M$ would be a good starting point) for violations.
The hefty fines sounds good but the prison sentences may not be since the prisons are overcrowded as it is. I wouldn't be inclined to fund more prisons just to house people who abuse the phone system.
If our โreveredโ national legislators wanted to do something actually useful (and immensely popular), theyโd pass a law banning robocalls, with FCC funding for enforcement and hefty prison sentences and fines (1M$ would be a good starting point) for violations.
If you read the article, one of the major problems is calls originating from overseas, where the spammers cannot be fined. Apparantly, tech companies have not been able to devise a way to block all calls from spammers.
The hefty fines sounds good but the prison sentences may not be since the prisons are overcrowded as it is. I wouldn't be inclined to fund more prisons just to house people who abuse the phone system.
Then perhaps summary executions? I would gladly volunteer for the firing squad
Voice over internet protocol. Many numbers are now using this technology to keep costs down. Unfortunately, many calls are from out of the country where our law enforcement canโt touch them.
The robocaller industry is most likely contributing to legislators bank accounts. There should be laws to make selling customer phone numbers by corporations that we have to do business with illegal.