ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES EFFORTS TO STOP ROBOCALLERS FROM MISUSING LEGITIMATE PHONE NUMBERS
Hartford, CT -- Attorney General William Tong wrote the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of its efforts to reduce illegal robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers. “Caller ID technology has successfully blocked billions of spam robocalls, but billions more are still making it through undetected. We need to make sure our technology and our efforts keep pace with the ever-evolving tactics of scammers. I fully support the FCC’s proposals to crack down on phone number purchases, and stand ready to work alongside the FCC and attorneys general nationwide to protect American families from these malicious intrusions,” said Attorney General Tong. Help bolster investigations in Connecticut by reporting your robocalls to https://www.dir.ct.gov/ag/complaint/. Connecticut’s website complaint intake has been recently revamped…