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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 11:15 am
Implementing the TRACED Act to Combat Illegal Robocalls
Today we are launching a new webpage that showcases the FCC’s work to protect consumers from illegal robocalls, using the...
Monday, March 1, 2021 - 10:15 am
Protecting Consumers From Robocall Scams During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many changes for consumers in the last twelve months. Many of us are working or taking...
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Celebrating a 30-Year Evolution for Accessible Communications
One of the many things we take for granted in life is the ability to make a simple phone call.
Building on the Promise of Call Blocking
For some time now, stopping unwanted and illegal calls has been the FCC’s top consumer protection priority. In addition to...
Mobile Phone Texts: Spam and Scams
These days, it seems like everything is just one click away on our mobile phones. Mobile devices can be very useful. They...
Exposing Voicemail Call-Back Scams
The FCC receives more complaints about unwanted phone calls than any other consumer issue.
FCC Stands United with Consumers to Stop Spoofing Scams
As we mark National Consumer Protection Week this year, the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau remains focused on...
Doing What We Can to Serve Our Nation's Veterans
This November, as we pause to honor our nation's military veterans, past and present, I want to offer my thanks, on behalf of...
FCC & AARP Join Forces to Educate Older Americans about Phone Scams
We've all experienced our phones ringing off the hook with a barrage of telemarketing calls. While these calls can be a real...
Older Americans and Broadband: Getting Connected
At the FCC, we know first-hand the value of broadband access as a driver for economic opportunity, job creation, education and civic engagement. Under Chairman Pai, the FCC has committed to closing the digital divide between those who have access to cutting-edge communications services and those who do not—especially those in unserved, oftentimes rural, areas.
Expo Showcases Solutions to Stop Illegal Robocalls
One thing we hear regularly at the FCC is, "What can be done about robocalls?" And each day, we discuss ways that we can help...
Celebrating the 27th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
On July 26, 1990 – 27 years ago today – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became the law of the land. This landmark...