US FCC makes it easier for phone companies to block 'robocalls'

WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators on Thursday voted to allow phone companies to block unwanted"robocalls" by default as Americans grapple with billions of deceptive and annoying calls every year.

Starks said eliminating a significant number of robocalls would save carriers billions of dollars"as network capacity is freed up and customer service representatives field fewer complaints."AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, Sprint Corp and T-Mobile all have praised the proposal. Verizon said Thursday with the new FCC rules"we’ll be able to provide our customers the benefits of spam alerts and blocking more broadly and conveniently.

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