The Federal Communications Commission has escalated its ongoing war against robocallers by proposing new rules banning illegal spoofed text messages and international calls. Separate from those proposals is a renewed threat of regulation and enforcement against phone companies (including wireless companies, landline providers, and tech companies offering VoIP) that fail to deploy effective caller ID authentication plans.
The proposed rules would enable the agency to address consumer concerns about unwanted text messages and scam calls from overseas.
