FCC seeks record $225M fine for robocall scam
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-06-11T15:24:00
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking a $225 million fine—the largest proposed penalty in its 86-year history—against a health insurance telemarketer for allegedly making approximately one billion illegally spoofed robocalls.
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