Coverage dated May 22, 2023 to May 24, 2023

States sue telecom company accused of making billions of robocalls to people on Do Not Call Registry

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta, from the development of May 23, 2023

Newest development May 25, 2023 · 3 reportsMultiple states sue firm over robocalls

The lawsuit alleges the company also reportedly sent or transmitted scam calls about the Social Security Administration, Medicare, and Amazon.

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  1. Names this update

    States sue telecom company accused of making billions of robocalls to people on Do Not Call Registry

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

  2. Newest

    Multiple states sue firm over robocalls

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. Courthouse News Service

    Arizona attorney general leads lawsuit against telecom company over robocalls (opens Courthouse News Service)

    Published

    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A coalition of 48 state attorneys general say Avid Telecom facilitated more than 7.5 billion illegal automated phone calls to people on the National Do Not Call Registry.

  2. WPRI Providence

    Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls (opens WPRI Providence)

    Published

    WPRI Providence's feed description

    Attorneys general across the United States joined in a lawsuit Tuesday against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call R…

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    States sue telecom company accused of making billions of robocalls to people on Do Not Call Registry (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

    Published

    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    The lawsuit alleges the company also reportedly sent or transmitted scam calls about the Social Security Administration, Medicare, and Amazon.

  4. CBS News

    Nearly every state and D.C. sue telecom company over billions of robocalls (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Attorneys general from across the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, a company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.

  5. WMUR

    Company that allegedly sent billions of robocalls sued by 49 attorneys general (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    It isn't the first time lawmakers have attempted to tackle unwanted automated calls.

  6. 12News Phoenix

    Do not call: Arizona, other states sue telecom company over billions of robocalls (opens 12News Phoenix)

    Published

    12News Phoenix's feed description

    A lawsuit filed in Phoenix accuses a telecommunications company of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Billions of robocalls from a single provider? What DC-area attorneys general are suing over (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Top law officials in D.C., Maryland and Virginia say that a telecom firm sent billions of illegal robocalls, including to those on the National Do Not Call Registry.

  8. The Week

  9. CNET

    Company Allowing Billions of Robocalls To Your Phones Gets Sued By 48 US States (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    First the FCC, now US state attorneys are punishing robocallers.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Multiple states sue firm over robocalls (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Attorneys general sue company for 7.5 billion illegal robocalls (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    (The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, joined by most of the nation’s attorney’s general, sued a telecommunications company and its owners after allegedly making over 7 billion illegal robocalls to millions of people on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.