Jackley joins other Attorneys General in asking for robocall ban
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 46 other attorneys general have sent a letter calling upon the Federal Communications Commission to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network.
"Illegal robocalls are a nuisance to all of us, and a means for scammers to take advantage of us," Jackley said. "It is time for the FCC to strengthen its database and crack down on scammers."
Providers must register on the FCC's database to operate as a voice service provider in the United States. However, since it went live in 2021, the database has done little to prevent bad actors from obtaining legitimate registrations to send illegal robocalls through the U.S. telephone network, the AGs said.
The coalition of attorneys general is calling on the FCC to strengthen the database so providers understand what information they need to submit and have deadlines to submit this information, validate the data providers submit to flag inaccurate or misleading data, penalize providers for submitting false or inadequate information by preventing them from getting authorization to operate, and block non-compliant providers.
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