LITTLE ROCK — A coalition of nearly 40 state attorneys general is working with some of the nation's major telecom companies as part of efforts to stop illegal robocalls, according to Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge who is leading the bipartisan coalition.
Part of the coalition's work has included the sharing of information regarding telecom companies' current technology, which can be used to fight the robocalls, according to Rutledge's office.
“As I travel across Arkansas, I consistently hear how Arkansans are troubled by the abusive and pesky robocalls by scammers,” Rutledge said in a statement. “Arkansans are frustrated and have asked me to eliminate these unwanted and unlawful calls, which commonly lead to people being scammed out of thousands of dollars. This coalition is another step in the right direction as we work with telecom companies to end these types of calls.”
In addition the coalition hopes to encourage telecom companies to speed up work on robocall solutions and is also considering making further recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the issue of illegal robocalls, the Attorney General's Office said.
The coalition also includes Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.