FCC Plans $2.9 Million Fine Against Online Company for Making Political Robocalls to Cell Phones

The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine Dialing Services $2,944,000 for allegedly making numerous illegal “robocalls” to mobile phones.

These robocalls contained artificial or prerecorded voice messages on behalf of political campaigns and candidates. The Commission had previously cited Dialing Services for making more than 4.7 million robocalls to mobile phones without consumer permission during the 2012 election cycle.

Dialing Services of Roswell (NM) operates a website that offers robocalling services to third-party “clients,” including political candidates. These clients pay Dialing Services to make calls that deliver an artificial or prerecorded voice message to telephone numbers of the clients’ choosing. The company advertises that through its services, its clients can “Reach thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of customers with your personal message.”