Unwanted calls and texts are the number one complaint to the Federal Communications Commission, and North Carolina receives ...

YouMail, an anti-spam call company claims that in 2020 robocalls actually declined by 22% from 2019. I don't believe it. Mind you, even with the drop, the company claims there were still an estimated ...

The scourge of obnoxious robocalls has resumed after a brief dip during the early months of the pandemic. But a new prevention program developed by the Federal Communications Commission — which ...

Avoid answering unknown numbers to prevent more robocalls. Block frequent robocall numbers easily on both iPhone and Android devices. Silence all unknown calls and utilize carrier apps to enhance call ...

It's almost noon and I've received four political robocalls an hour since working hours began. Why do the robots call? There appears to be a return on investment there. Don't laugh. You must be ...

The Supreme Court has produced many memorable moments in its 231-year history, but today was surely the first time a toilet audibly flushed in the background during oral arguments. Such is the reality ...

After a year of relief, robocalls are back up to pre-pandemic levels. Americans received more than 4.6 billion robocalls in February, up 15% compared to January, according to new data from YouMail, a ...

In Antioch, Illinois, Linda Hensgen’s quiet life of retirement keeps getting interrupted. Several times a day, her cell and home phone will ring. But when Hensgen answers, it’s usually an automated ...

E lizabeth Osborn, 79, of Indianapolis is besieged by robocalls—those prerecorded, unsolicited annoyances that are invading homes every day like a swarm of gnats. "I've gotten as many as 10 a day," ...

I get a ton of spam. No, not the processed lunch meat – unsolicited junk phone calls, or robocalls. These junk phone calls scare people into believing they’re in trouble with the IRS or selling them ...

The Federal Communications Commission is working to help rid the world of the 2.5 billion spam calls made every month. Here's what it's up against. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter ...

Editor’s Note: Tarun Wadhwa is CEO of Day One Insights, a strategy and advisory firm focusing on corporate reinvention, and a visiting instructor at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering ...