Your phone company can now automatically block annoying robocalls
You know those “Scam Likely” calls you get that annoy you on a daily basis?
Federal regulators voted Thursday to give phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers’ permission first.
The Federal Communications Commission’s decision could make call-blocking widespread and help you dodge annoying robocalls which pester you every single day.
Here’s a stipulation though: Phone companies don’t actually have to do anything, and they could start charging you if they do — just as they now charge for some caller ID features. The FCC expects phone companies to offer these tools for free, but it doesn’t mean they have to.
There are 5 billion robocalls made per month in the U.S., according to call-blocker YouMail. That equals out to 14 calls per person.
Read here what other phone companies plan to do regarding robocalls.
