Positive Signs in the Fight Against Robocalls
NEW YORK, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RoboKiller(TM), the call blocking app that gets revenge on spammers, reported an 11% drop in total monthly robocalls since April, a good sign that technology, industry, and government efforts have begun to turn the tide in this crisis.
High profile FTC enforcement actions announced two months ago and growing consumer adoption of call blocking apps have directly impacted spammers. Now, a flurry of action in Congress plus new rules from the FCC are poised to drive the downward trend even further.
"The spam call crisis is far from over, but we strongly support the bold government actions that coupled with technology solutions and carrier efforts are starting to make a real impact," said Ethan Garr, RoboKiller's SVP of Strategic Growth. "RoboKiller is seeing a decreasing trend in total monthly spam calls following the FTC's recent announcement that it shut down four large telemarketers responsible for billions of illegal robocalls. It's a positive sign of forward progress."
After robocalls eclipsed the 5 billion/month mark in 2018 consumer frustration reached a tipping point, and the government has responded with decisive action: Congress passed the TRACED Act giving the FCC and FTC stronger enforcement tools; The FCC redoubled efforts to help carriers implement the STIR/SHAKEN anti-spoofing framework; and additionally, the FCC made a declaratory ruling allowing carriers wider latitude to block calls.
"The FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) puts carriers in the driver's seat, but ensuring legitimate calls--especially emergency calls--are never blocked is a significant challenge. Our experience with RoboKiller gives us specific expertise in these areas, and we are eager to participate in the process to help meaningfully shape these guidelines," continued Garr.
RoboKiller collects spam call data through its award-winning mobile apps for iOS and Android. As the app identifies and blocks millions of phone numbers to protect users from ringing spam calls, it silently answers those calls with Answerbots(TM), robots which talk to back to spammers and disrupt their harassing calls.
SOURCE Precision Public Relations
