FCC forces phone carriers to step up anti-robocall fight: “If you lie to us, we’re going to come after you”
Wireless companies have had until the last day of June to implement call authentication technology to stop robocalls. They must tell the Federal Communications Commission whether they are complying with the agency’s requirements — risking possible penalties. An estimated 4 billion robocalls rung in on people’s cellphones in the month of May alone — 12 calls …