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Chair backs legislation to better identify foreign robocallers and block their calls
Summary
The chair warned that many robocall perpetrators operate from abroad and said one bill being considered would enhance authorities' ability to identify and stop foreign bad actors from entering U.S. networks.
The chair told the subcommittee that bad actors continue to develop new methods to enter U.S. communications networks and that many of those culprits are based abroad, making them hard to track down. He said one of the bills on the agenda aims to improve efforts to identify and catch foreign perpetrators and make it harder for their calls to enter U.S. networks.
“Bad actors continue to develop new ways to enter our networks, and many of these culprits are based abroad, making them hard to track down,” the chair said, arguing for legislation that strengthens traceback and barrier measures while avoiding undue burdens on legitimate callers.
