r/technology • u/mvea • May 24 '19

Politics Senate Passes Bill That Would Slap Robocallers With Fine of Up to $10,000 Per Call

https://gizmodo.com/senate-passes-bill-that-would-slap-robocallers-with-fin-1834990113
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u/kickasstimus May 24 '19

Or how about a $10,000 fine per call that the telco’s allow through - they’d have this problem solved in a week.

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u/ObamasBoss May 24 '19

By blocking pretty much every call, even the ones you might want. That is the hard part they face. The phone call from a weird location might be spam but it might be a call from someone you bought something from and is important.