The ongoing effort to halt abusive practices employed through automated dialing systems has led to legislation aimed at regulating so-called “robocalls,” which were the subject of a recent hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
During the hearing, representatives discussed the problem of malicious spoofing and abusive robocalls designed to trick and defraud consumers, as well as what measures the government and other interested parties are taking to quell the practice and protect consumers.
Find out what members of the financial industry and congressional representatives had to say about the matter.