Have you noticed you have been getting more calls lately on your cell phone that turn out to be robocallers? Many areas in Wisconsin and around the country have seen an uptick in these marketing calls. AT&T’s Jason Strong joined us on Wisconsin Tonight with some tips on how to avoid them.
"National Do Not Call Registry”
The FTC takes aggressive legal action to make sure telemarketers abide by the Do Not Call Registry. To date, the Commission has brought more than 100 enforcement actions against companies and telemarketers for Do Not Call, abandoned call, robocall and Registry violations.
AT&T’s Call Protect App
AT&T Call Protect uses the AT&T network to automatically block fraud calls and warn about suspected spam calls in HD Voice coverage areas. In addition, temporary call blocking is available for blocking unwanted calls for 30 days at a time. It is available to AT&T consumer and business wireless customers.
Call Block
Most smartphones now have a call-blocking function where you can choose to block calls and other forms of contact from any number.
AT&T has blocked more than a million unwanted robocalls using a new program that detects violators through network data analysis.
The AT&T fraud management team and AT&T big data scientists created the system. It examines more than 1.5 billion calls each day for patterns that indicate robocallers. It then drills down on suspicious activity that may be illegal or forbidden. AT&T staff examines a preliminary list of suspected robocallers daily. They conduct further research to avoid suspending legitimate automated calls, such as school districts or others who send large volumes of recorded messages.
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