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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: 0.591s | source
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SilverElfin ◴[25 Aug 25 17:13 UTC] No.45016170[source]▶
I get relentless text and phone spam calls - both robotic and with humans - from just a few voice over Internet platforms. Bandwidth.com, Neutral Tandem, and ALL the brands associated with Sinch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinch_AB) like Inteliquent. Many of these companies got cease and desist orders in the past from the FTC. It didn’t help anything. We need to see them fined, shut down, and executives jailed.
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Timwi ◴[25 Aug 25 20:04 UTC] No.45018336[source]▶
> We need to see them fined, shut down, and executives jailed.

Is that what European countries do? Is that why there are no robocalls there?

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1. donmcronald ◴[25 Aug 25 20:47 UTC] No.45018777[source]▶
I'm not positive, but i think they charge an astronomical amount for calls that don't originate from a local calling prefix. Of course you can get those, but some countries require ID.

Mainly I know that calling from a voip number was really expensive when I tried to set something up for a family member going on vacation to Europe. That probably cuts back on a lot of spam calls.

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2. ruszki ◴[26 Aug 25 10:17 UTC] No.45024561[source]▶
I don't know how it is with companies, but there are countries where you can have subscriptions which allows you to call any EU numbers without a surcharge. And what I saw weren't even that expensive, around 50 euros/month.