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July 27, 2020 - 8:20 am

Celebrating a 30-Year Evolution for Accessible Communications

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

One of the many things we take for granted in life is the ability to make a simple phone call.

July 9, 2020 - 11:30 am

Building on the Promise of Call Blocking

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

For some time now, stopping unwanted and illegal calls has been the FCC’s top consumer...

March 2, 2020 - 11:00 am

Mobile Phone Texts: Spam and Scams

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

These days, it seems like everything is just one click away on our mobile phones.

Mobile...

August 28, 2019 - 3:00 pm

Exposing Voicemail Call-Back Scams

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

The FCC receives more complaints about unwanted phone calls than any other consumer issue.

March 4, 2019 - 11:06 am

FCC Stands United with Consumers to Stop Spoofing Scams

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

As we mark National Consumer Protection Week this year, the FCC's Consumer and Governmental...

November 13, 2018 - 12:37 pm

Doing What We Can to Serve Our Nation's Veterans

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

This November, as we pause to honor our nation's military veterans, past and present, I want to...

September 12, 2018 - 11:00 am

FCC & AARP Join Forces to Educate Older Americans about Phone Scams

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Nancy LeaMond | AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer

We've all experienced our phones ringing off the hook with a barrage of telemarketing calls....

May 24, 2018 - 11:30 am

Older Americans and Broadband: Getting Connected

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

At the FCC, we know first-hand the value of broadband access as a driver for economic...

April 16, 2018 - 5:35 pm

Expo Showcases Solutions to Stop Illegal Robocalls

Patrick Webre | Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

One thing we hear regularly at the FCC is, "What can be done about robocalls?" And each day, we...

July 26, 2017 - 10:00 am

Celebrating the 27th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Patrick Webre | Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

On July 26, 1990 – 27 years ago today – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became the law...

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