robocall

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ro·bo·call

 (rō′bō-kôl′)
n.
A telephone call made by an automatic dialer, consisting of a prerecorded message, usually of a candidate in a political campaign.

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robocall

(ˈrəʊbəʊˌkɔːl)
n
(Communications & Information) a prerecorded telephone message transmitted by an automated device, usually as part of a marketing campaign
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"We are proud to join the state Attorneys General in supporting the Anti-Robocall Principles for Voice Service Providers and will continue to be an active participant in USTelecom and industry peer efforts to collaborate on identifying illegal robocall practitioners.
SHAKEN/STIR technology lets consumers know that an incoming call is really coming from the number listed on the caller ID display -- not a spoofed robocall or scammer.
T-Mobile (TMUS) and AT&T (T) began rollout of cross-network call authentication based on SHAKEN/STIR standards - "another big step toward protecting consumers from unwanted robocalls." SHAKEN/STIR technology lets consumers know that an incoming call is really coming from the number listed on the caller ID display - not a spoofed robocall or scammer.
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on Friday publicly released responses he received from major voice service providers to letters he sent in June seeking details about their plans to offer free, default robocall blocking services to consumers.
carriers (AT&T, CenturyLink, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon) account for three- fourths of total call volume, only 10% of high risk (scam/fraud) robocalls now originate from numbers owned by these six carriers - according to the 2019 Robocall Investigation Report released today by Transaction Network Services (TNS).
The bipartisan legislation, titled the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, would require service providers to adopt technology that verifies that incoming calls are legitimate before they reach consumers' phones and allows the Federal Communications Commission to fine telemarketers up to $10,000 per prohibited call.
ROHNERT PARK, Calif: First Orion said about 30 percent of all cell phone calls come from robocall scammers.
A white supremacist group is behind a racist and anti-Semitic robocall targeting Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.
CHICAGO--Sending robocall reminders increased diabetic retinopathy screenings significantly among low-income, minority patients, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society.
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