FCC Urged to Allow Use of Call-Blocking Technologies by Phone Companies
September 10, 2014
Wednesday PM
(SitNews) Juneau, Alaska - On behalf of the millions of Americans regularly receiving unwanted and harassing telemarketing calls, Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty and 38 other attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow phone companies to use call-blocking technologies to better protect consumers from unwanted calls and scams.
Call-blocking technologies, such as NoMoRobo, Call Control, and Telemarketing Guard, allow phone carriers to identify and block unwelcome sales calls at their customers’ request. However, some phone carriers have not implemented this technology, in part because they believe that federal law prevents carriers from blocking calls on their consumers’ behalf.
The letter from the attorneys general asks for a formal opinion regarding the legal ability of phone companies to block illegal telemarketing calls at the request of a consumer.
Attorney General Geraghty reminds Alaskans that they can reduce the number of unwanted telemarketing calls by signing up for the national Do Not Call registry. Alaskans who have registered their phone numbers and subsequently receive unwanted sales calls should file a complaint with the Alaska Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit.
Edited by Mary Kauffman
On the Web:
Letter to the FCC
http://www.law.state.ak.us/press/consumer_alerts/
2014/090914Robocalling.pdf
How to sign up for Do Not Call
https://www.donotcall.gov/
How to file a consumer complaint
http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/cp_complaint.html
Source of News:
Alaska Department of Law
www.law.state.ak.us
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