
World / Crime & Legal Aug 23, 2019
Phone firms to strike back against robocallers in deal with all 50 U.S. states
by Jon Reid and Susan Decker
AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and 10 other large phone companies have struck an agreement with 51 attorneys general to enact technology to block robocalls before they reach consumers. The deal, announced Thursday, will help protect consumers from receiving illegal robocalls, and assist law enforcement ...