Re: FCC proposes $10 Million fine for spoofed robocalls

[bzs () theworld com]

On December 20, 2019 at 08:00 nanog () ics-il net (Mike Hammett) wrote:
> I can't imagine many telcos are making a lot of money from voice anymore.

They may not be making a huge amount anymore which may be why they're
now allowing (i.e., not fighting/lobbying) these folks to be thrown
under the bus before someone shines a light on them.

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> From: bzs () theworld com
> To: "nanog" <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:11:17 PM
> Subject: RE: FCC proposes $10 Million fine for spoofed robocalls
>
>
> They should be fining the telcos, they're making a lot of money on
> these calls.
>
> And if you believe otherwise (e.g., that it's like email spam) you've
> been duped by telco PR.
>
> Unlike spam when was the last time a telco failed to bill you for a
> billable phone call? Never.
>
> They know exactly who is using their system. And they get paid for
> it. And these junk callers are making millions of calls per hour when
> they're active.
>
> The entire telco infrastructure has been described as a billing system
> with some added voice features.
>
> Try devising a box which makes millions of voice calls per hour and
> see how long it takes before you're stopped dead until you agree to
> pay the telcos for those calls, or get arrested.
>
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