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The biggest gripe among North Carolina consumers remained telemarketers and robocalls for the fifth consecutive year, according to the N.C. Justice Department’s 2024 list of the top 10 complaints. The ...

U.S. consumers received just over 4.3 billion robocalls in July 2025, a number nearly unchanged from July 2024 but marking the third month of consecutive declines. Despite recent dips, robocalls for ...

Got your cellphones and your landline phones on the nation's Do Not Call list, but you're still getting telemarketing calls at dinner time? Especially those aggravating automated robocalls? The ...

Telemarketers who use voice-cloning technology in robocalls are now breaking the law–and you can sue them for it. The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that using artificial intelligence to ...

Robocalls are not only annoying, many times they aim to defraud consumers. Telemarketing and robocalls are the top source of consumer complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...

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(WJET/WFXP)– A bipartisan bill updating Pennsylvania’s telemarketing laws is headed to the state House of Representatives following a unanimous vote Wednesday afternoon. Known as Senate Bill 992, the ...

Rachel’s back, and this time, she’s brought her friends. Despite ongoing efforts by the Federal Trade Commission, complaints about robo-calls — from “Rachel from Card Services” and other automated ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has extended telemarketing fraud protections to businesses, updated recordkeeping requirements, and proposed a rule that would provide the agency with significant new ...

Americans tired of having their dinners interrupted by phone calls touting car warranties or vacation packages will soon get some relief. The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is banning many ...

The biggest gripe among North Carolina consumers remained telemarketers and robocalls for the fifth consecutive year, according to the N.C. Justice Department’s 2024 list of the top 10 complaints.