49 state attorneys general sue telecom company over billions of robocalls

Attorneys general from across the US have filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, its owner Michael D. Lansky, and vice president Stacey S. Reeves, accusing them of making over 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The suit alleges that the company used spoofed or invalid caller ID numbers and sent scam calls about the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Amazon, and DirecTV, as well as auto warranties, employment, and credit card interest rate reductions. The suit also alleges that the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws.