FCC, FTC Demand Gateway Providers Cut Off COVID-19 Robocall Scammers

The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission demanded that service providers do their part to stop coronavirus related scam robocalls from bombarding American consumers. They specifically warned three gateway providers facilitating COVID-19-related scam robocalls originating overseas that they must cut off these calls or face serious consequences. Unless these gateway providers stop bringing these calls into the US in the next 48 hours, other phone companies will be able to begin blocking all traffic from these gateway providers’ networks. The FCC and FTC have been working closely with the US Department of Justice on this first-of-its-kind effort to stop scammers from reaching American consumers.