ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL SAYS ILLINOIS IS JOINING A NATIONWIDE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL TELEMARKETING AND ROBOCALLS.
THE EFFORT IS DUBBED “OPERATION STOP SCAM CALLS” AND IS TARGETING TELEMARKETERS, THEIR EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS. ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SAYS THEY ALSO WANT TO HOLD TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDES ACCOUNTABLE.
RAOUL SAYS THEY ALSO WANT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
ADDITIONALLY, RAOUL SAYS ILLINOIS IS PART OF A MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST AVID TELECOM. THE COMPANY IS ACCUSED OF INITIATING AND TRANSMITTING MORE THAN SEVEN AND A HALF BILLION ROBOCALLS TO CONSUMERS ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY.
