The FCC is cracking down on 'auto warranty' robocalls
lite.cnn.com
lite.cnn.com
If this is the case, and everyone hates these calls, why does it take the government so long to act responsibly? 8 billion calls feels like 7.5 billion too many.
Furthermore, the carriers will block the calls, but there aren't any repercussions for the violators? Is it any wonder these robocall scams persist, there's no reason for them not to.
The FCC/FTC has let robocalls (and indeed, any spam calls) go for the last 25 years. There's nothing any individual can do about it. When humans made the calls, I used to demand a written copy of their no-call-policy, which were FCC magic words. I got exactly 1. I've complained about specific calls on the FCC website. I've accrued credit card overdue charges because "Rachel from cardholder services" sounds quite a bit like Bank of America's IVR/VRU, and BofA humans refuse to authenticate themselves, but demand authentication from customers. I've talked my way through a "payment" to get my credit card interest rate lowered to 0%. Amazing what knowing about the Luhn checksum can do.
This is a case for government action, although it should have happened 15-20 years ago, before everybody quit answering their phones.