A new anti-robocall law signed by President Trump on Monday could make spam calls a little less frequent in the near future, The Associated Press reported — but don't expect robocalls to disappear fully anytime soon.
Spoofed numbers are calls with fake Caller IDs than the actual number being called from. They often trick people by having the same area code as the recipient, or by appearing to come from a government agency. Even though this practice was already illegal, it happens frequently. As part of the law, phone companies will not be allowed to charge more for either of these anti-robocall services.
There is one part of the new law that will likely be effective: Carriers must start automatically blocking spam calls from their customers' phones, sending the calls straight to voicemail. The law, however, does not specify a date by which companies must be using those tools.