---
title: 98 million robocalls hit Americans every day. The FCC’s fines aren’t stopping them.
metaTitle: "98m Daily Calls Fines Fail"
slug: 98m-daily-calls-fines-fail
date: "2018-03-23T16:10:13-05:00"
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sourcePublisher:
  name: USA Today
  url: usat.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://usat.ly/2GvoQlg"
legacySlug: 98-million-robocalls-hit-americans-every-day-the-fccs-fines-arent-stopping-them
tags: [FCC, FTC, Robocalls]
status: published
---

March 23, 2018

The robocalls just keep coming.

But some new rules and initiatives may help the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission better combat them.

The FCC has approved a proposal to create a database of phone numbers that are reassigned — about 38 million are each year — so the new owners of the numbers can avoid unwanted calls...