What AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are doing about robocalls

Americans are getting bombarded with unwanted phone calls about everything from fake charities and security services to fraudulent tax collectors. Here's a look at what AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other telecom giants are doing about robocalls.

New York AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other telecom giants want to tamp down on the scourge of robocalls.

Americans are getting bombarded with unwanted phone calls about everything from fake charities and security services to fraudulent tax collectors. More than 47.8 billion robocalls were made in 2018 alone, both legal and illegal — a 57% increase over the previous year, according to YouMail, a third-party robocall blocking software company. New voice-masking technologies cold also be making the calls more dangerous.

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