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title: Here’s How the FCC’s Aggressive New Plan to Combat Robocalls Will Work
metaTitle: "FCC New Robocall Combat Plan"
slug: fcc-new-robocall-combat-plan
date: "2019-06-14T08:20:24-05:00"
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sourcePublisher:
  name: Fortune
legacySlug: heres-how-the-fccs-aggressive-new-plan-to-combat-robocalls-will-work
tags: [FCC, Robocalls]
status: published
---

From Cuba to Japan, nuisance robocalls are a reality the world over, costing telecommunications firms between $30 billion to $40 billion annually. But one country stands out.

“About 75% of robocalls originate in the United States,” says Jim Tyrell, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Transaction Network Services, a Reston, Va., telecoms networking security firm. And, he adds, with U.S.-based scammers focusing most of their efforts on the home market, the most lucrative in the world, the scam is falling mostly on Americans…

Source:https://bit.ly/2ZwcUJq