(NEXSTAR) – Whether it’s a call from an unknown number or a strange text about tracking a package, dealing with robocalls and message spam has become a regular part of owning a smartphone in the U.S.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to stop pesky robocallers, but its proposed fix might make it extremely difficult for Americans to have burner phones. The proposed rules would also ...

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Robocalls are not only annoying, many times they aim to defraud consumers. Telemarketing and robocalls are the top source of consumer complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) joined a bipartisan coalition with 49 other attorneys general ...

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined 49 other attorneys general to urge the Federal Communications Commission to ...

Last year, Americans received nearly 30 billion scam robocalls and text messages. Now, leaders in Pennsylvania are taking a new approach to try to crack down on them. "It's not just certain audiences ...

Every attorney general in the United States is pushing for the federal government to crack down on unwanted robocalls.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Phone companies represent a critical line of defense when it comes to warning about or blocking robocalls and robotexts. But most telecom carriers are ...