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FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocall protections

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379 points impish9208 | 2 comments | 25 Aug 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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patrickhogan1 ◴[25 Aug 25 16:58 UTC] No.45015983[source]▶
Something changed about 1 year ago where the spam calls I get are 10x higher than in the past. It got so bad I had to change how I use my phone. Any caller not in my contact list goes immediately to voicemail.

I’ve tried several robocall blockers, but they tend to cause connectivity issues.

If anyone else has this problem, what are you using to prevent robocalls?

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1. nativeit ◴[25 Aug 25 17:16 UTC] No.45016209[source]▶
I just stopped answering any/all unknown phone numbers. Only my contacts get me without leaving a message. I'm sure it's caused me to lose business, but I can't find a better way of maintaining my own productivity/sanity. I do disclose this practice in the outgoing message, and encourage callers to text me if they don't get an answer. Whatever software the robocallers use doesn't seem to be smart enough to clock this as an alternative channel, but I'm sure some AI product will make this worse.
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2. LorenPechtel ◴[25 Aug 25 17:58 UTC] No.45016736[source]▶
Yup, we went to this not too long ago. Many calls a day, mostly medicare scammers.