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Company that allegedly sent billions of robocalls sued by 49 attorneys general
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jun 2, 2023, 5:21:22 PM6/2/23
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/business/robocall-lawsuit/index.html
03:09 - Source: CNN
CNN
—
A bipartisan coalition of 48 state attorneys general, plus the DC attorney
general, sued Avid Telecom on Tuesday, alleging that the company is
responsible for billions of illegal spam calls, including calls to the
phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry.
The state AGs claim that 90% of Avid’s 24.5 billion phone calls between
December 2018 and January 2023 lasted just 15 seconds and that many of the
calls impersonated law enforcement and government agencies. Other spoof
calls purported to be from large corporations like Amazon or DirecTV to
lure call recipients into scams.
“Robocalls are not only disruptive, unwelcome, and annoying. They result
in scamming millions of consumers out of tens of billions of dollars every
year. Avid Telecom was repeatedly notified to cease facilitating illegal,
harmful robocalls but refused to take any preventive action,” Washington
DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb said in a statement.
“We are proud to stand with our state AG colleagues in sending a message
that illegal robocalling and consumer scamming will not be tolerated.”
Avid Telecom is a US-based company founded in 2001 that provides voice
calls over the Internet, according to its website.
“Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, Avid Telecom operates in a
manner that is compliant with all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations,” the company said in a statement to CNN. “While the company
always prefers to work with regulators and law enforcement to address
issues of concern, as necessary, the company will defend itself vigorously
and vindicate its rights and reputation through the legal process.”
The suit names Avid Telecom, its parent company Michael Lanskey LLC, and
two company executives, Michael Lanskey and Stacey S. Reeves, in the
lawsuit.
It isn’t the first time lawmakers have attempted to tackle unwanted
automated calls. Over the past two years, the Federal Communications
Commission has taken several steps to curb spam and robocalls including
blocking another telecom company, Global UC, from accessing the US phone
network.
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03:09 - Source: CNN
CNN
—
A bipartisan coalition of 48 state attorneys general, plus the DC attorney
general, sued Avid Telecom on Tuesday, alleging that the company is
responsible for billions of illegal spam calls, including calls to the
phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry.
The state AGs claim that 90% of Avid’s 24.5 billion phone calls between
December 2018 and January 2023 lasted just 15 seconds and that many of the
calls impersonated law enforcement and government agencies. Other spoof
calls purported to be from large corporations like Amazon or DirecTV to
lure call recipients into scams.
“Robocalls are not only disruptive, unwelcome, and annoying. They result
in scamming millions of consumers out of tens of billions of dollars every
year. Avid Telecom was repeatedly notified to cease facilitating illegal,
harmful robocalls but refused to take any preventive action,” Washington
DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb said in a statement.
“We are proud to stand with our state AG colleagues in sending a message
that illegal robocalling and consumer scamming will not be tolerated.”
Avid Telecom is a US-based company founded in 2001 that provides voice
calls over the Internet, according to its website.
“Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, Avid Telecom operates in a
manner that is compliant with all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations,” the company said in a statement to CNN. “While the company
always prefers to work with regulators and law enforcement to address
issues of concern, as necessary, the company will defend itself vigorously
and vindicate its rights and reputation through the legal process.”
The suit names Avid Telecom, its parent company Michael Lanskey LLC, and
two company executives, Michael Lanskey and Stacey S. Reeves, in the
lawsuit.
It isn’t the first time lawmakers have attempted to tackle unwanted
automated calls. Over the past two years, the Federal Communications
Commission has taken several steps to curb spam and robocalls including
blocking another telecom company, Global UC, from accessing the US phone
network.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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