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title: FTC Cracking Down On Robocalls
metaTitle: "FTC Cracking Down on Robocalls"
slug: ftc-cracking-down-on-robocalls
date: "2017-08-01T15:47:11-05:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: TRIB Live
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://bit.ly/2ho1W7x"
tags: [FTC, Robocalls]
status: published
---

August 1, 2017

Telecommunications companies and other businesses that provide call-blocking apps and services will get daily updates of robocall phone numbers, the Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday.

Most call-blocking services rely on databases of phone numbers that have generated numerous consumer complaints as a way to determine which numbers to block...