Robocalls To Cellphones? States Marshal Opposition

A bill before Congress that would allow some types of "robocalls" to be made to cellphones if consumers have given companies their numbers doesn't have many sponsors and wouldn't seem to be the kind of legislation that would stand much of a chance of passing when an election year looms. But it's getting an increasing amount of attention this week thanks to something that's very rare these days — bipartisan opposition. A letter signed last week by the attorneys general of every state except Nebraska and Virginia urges members of Congress "to reject the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 (H.R. 3035)."