Politics & Government
These 9 Phone Companies Have 'Facilitated A Flood Of Scam Calls,' CT Officials Say
AG Tong and 51 state attorneys general warn nine telecoms to stop routing illegal robocalls or face legal consequences.
CONNECTICUT — Attorney General William Tong, alongside a bipartisan coalition of 51 state attorneys general, has issued formal warnings to nine voice service providers for potentially violating state and federal laws by allowing illegal robocalls on their networks.
The notices, part of an initiative led by the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, include findings from ongoing investigations into suspicious and unlawful robocall activity traced to the providers. The companies are accused of transmitting scam calls impersonating government agencies and businesses, targeting consumers with fraud schemes such as fake Social Security threats, Amazon charge alerts, Medicare scams, and utility disconnection warnings.
“These robocall middlemen have facilitated a flood of scam calls to American phones,” Tong said. “These nine companies are on notice—stop facilitating illegal robocall traffic now, or we’re coming after you with the full weight of 51 attorneys general.”
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The providers receiving warnings are: Global Net Holdings, All Access Telecom, Lingo Telecom, NGL Communications, Range, RSCom Ltd., Telcast Network, ThinQ Technologies (Commio), and Telcentris (Voxox).
The task force also shared its findings with federal agencies, including the FCC. Connecticut residents can report suspicious calls online here.
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