ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL IS URGING THE F-C-C TO HELP CUT DOWN ON THOSE ANNOYING AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES. 

THE ROBO-TEXTS ARE OFTEN SCAMS SAYS RAOUL, WHO HAS JOINED HIS COUNTERPARTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

RAOUL WANTS TO SEE WIRELESS CARRIERS DO A BETTER JOB OF STOPPING THESE ROBO-TEXTS.

THE GROUP ALSO WANTS THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP CALL AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TEXT MESSAGES SO PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY ARE REAL OR NOT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE.