Spam Calls

Alexis Madrigal reports on spam call , highlighting YouMail statistics, which show over 3 billion machine initiated calls each month in the U.S.

In my experience, the unchecked growth in spam calls has made it unlikely that outbound calls from a call center will make a contribution to a legitimate organization. Most individuals now screen all calls, and only pick-up calls from friends and family.

-DD

Source: March 23, 2018 FCC Hearing

Spam Calls on Android Mobile Phones

Derek Walter reports that some Android phones now warn their owners if an incoming call is probably spam.

-DD