CONCORD — Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announced that a group of 40 state attorneys general have joined an effort to stop or reduce bothersome and harmful robocalls. This coalition of attorneys general was first formed following Attorney General MacDonald and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s call to address unwanted calls more than a year ago.
This coalition continues to work with major telecom companies in order to identify technology that will assist in combating illegal robocalls. A key focus has been the rapid increase in what’s known as “neighbor spoofing.” These “neighbor-spoofing” calls commonly appear on a consumer’s caller ID with the same area code and local exchange as the consumer in order to increase the likelihood of the consumer to answer the call.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.