Unwanted calls and texts are the number one complaint to the Federal Communications Commission, and North Carolina receives ...

Americans were flooded with a record 5.7 billion robocalls last month — more than 17 per person in October — even as federal regulators try to crack down on the onslaught of prerecorded messages. The ...

In Antioch, Illinois, Linda Hensgen’s quiet life of retirement keeps getting interrupted. Several times a day, her cell and home phone will ring. But when Hensgen answers, it’s usually an automated ...

First, it was Ohio Turnpike Smishing scams. Now, Ohio is plagued with robocalls more than most other states. The state ranks second-highest for the largest number of robocalls in 2024, according to ...

Just like many of us, Carol and David Sher have been getting political text messages and robocalls leading up to next Tuesday's elections. "We're getting about four or five robocalls per day," said ...

U.S. PIRG used data from YouMail to determine the increase in the number of unwanted calls. Floridians received 3.7 billion calls in 2025.

In Perrong v. Bradford, No. 24-1925, the Third Circuit held such calls did not fall within the scope of the TCPA because the ...

“Hello! Please don’t hang up… did you know that you could save a bundle on…? This is a robocall, another automated telemarketer. Nowadays, robocalls make up 50 percent of all phone calls made.

If you are tired of constant robocalls and spam texts, help may be on the way. A new bipartisan Virginia law taking effect ...

The nuisance affects millions of Americans each year. Lawmakers are looking to work with the tech industry to stop a nuisance for millions of Americans: robocalls. Robocalls, automated calls that use ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Constant robocalls can be a pest for many of us. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has been keeping track of robocalls in the Commonwealth. “There were one and a half billion ...

The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which ...