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legal2 years ago

Telecom company faces massive lawsuit over illegal robocalls.

Avid Telecom, an Arizona-based phone-calling service provider, is being sued by attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia for allegedly facilitating billions of robocalls, including many that appeared to be scams. The company is accused of transmitting 7.5 billion automated calls to people on the National Do Not Call Registry, a practice that violates laws prohibiting deceptive telemarketing practices. The lawsuit represents the latest effort to crack down on automated phone scams.

via The Washington Post|
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technology2 years ago

49 attorneys general sue telecom company over billions of illegal robocalls.

A bipartisan coalition of 49 state attorneys general sued Avid Telecom, alleging that the company is responsible for billions of illegal robocalls, including calls to phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry. The state AGs claim that many of the calls impersonated law enforcement and government agencies, while others purported to be from large corporations like Amazon or DirecTV to lure call recipients into scams. Avid Telecom denies the allegations and says it operates in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

via CNN|
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legal2 years ago

Multiple State Attorneys General Sue Telecom Company for Billions of Illegal Robocalls

Avid Telecom, a Voice over Internet Protocol provider, is being sued by nearly every attorney general in the country for allegedly violating consumer protection and telemarketing laws by facilitating more than 7.5 billion calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The AGs allege that Avid facilitated more than 24.5 billion calls between December 2018 and January 2023, and more than 90% of those calls lasted less than 15 seconds, indicating they were likely robocalls. Avid allegedly ignored warnings about suspected spam calls and sold phone numbers, data, and dialing software that enabled customers to make mass robocalls.

via CNBC|
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