Tennessee Takes Part In Robocall Litigation

The Tennessee Attorney General and a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force issued follow-up notice letters to nine voice service providers warning these providers that it appears they continue to be in violation of state and federal laws by routing allegedly unlawful robocalls across their networks.

These warning letters provide information about the Task Force’s investigation and analyses of each provider’s illegal or suspicious robocall traffic.

The Task Force warns these providers that if they fail to take the necessary action to cease transmitting illegal call traffic, the States may pursue enforcement actions against these providers and their principals. The Task Force is already pursuing one such enforcement action against robocall facilitator Avid Telecom.

The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force sent warning letters to Global Net Holdings, All Access Telecom, Lingo Telecom, NGL Communications, Range, RSCom Ltd, Telcast Network, ThinQ Technologies, and Telcentris.

These calls include government imposter scams, with entities purporting to represent the U.S. Medicare or Social Security offices. Other common scams include debt relief, credit card interest rate reductions, auto warranties, and Amazon suspicious charges. Consumers should proceed with great caution when receiving calls such as these.