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WASHINGTON (KSNW) – There may soon be an end to those pesky robocalls. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill making it harder for the calls to get through to you.
The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence, or TRACED Act would push carriers to implement a caller authentification system and require companies to block the calls for free.
The vote passed in the House of Representatives with a nearly unanimous vote, 417-3. “The robocall issue is one issue, maybe the one issue, that’s united everybody, Republicans, and Democrats,” said Rep. David Kustoff, R-TN.
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ said of the bills passing, “Today, the house is giving Americans back control of their phones.”
The bill is also expected to extend the time government regulators have to track phone scammers and more power to penalize them when found.
The TRACED Act is anticipated to be passed by the Senate in the coming weeks. President Trump could sign it into law before Christmas.
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Sounds like a positive step.
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Campfire Tracker
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Sounds great. How are they going to enforce it when many of the calls are from foreign countries?
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
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Nine calls out of ten to my house phone are robo.
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Sounds great. How are they going to enforce it when many of the calls are from foreign countries? they can identify server and block the server .
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The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence, or TRACED Act would push carriers to implement a caller authentification system and require companies to block the calls for free. Your phone bill will soon go up. There is no 'free'.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Sounds great. How are they going to enforce it when many of the calls are from foreign countries? Cruise missiles would get my vote.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Sounds great. How are they going to enforce it when many of the calls are from foreign countries? Cruise missiles would get my vote. Yep.
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Laws: spawning criminal innovation since....forever.
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I’m for it, I get a lot of them!
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I’m for it, I get a lot of them!
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I want to know who the 3 are who voted against it.
There are 2 rules to success:
1. Never tell everything that you know.
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Sounds great. How are they going to enforce it when many of the calls are from foreign countries? That’s what I was wondering. Guess if I had a vote, I’d have voted for it, but not answering unknown numbers pretty much solves the issue.
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Already have had 2 today
grrrrrr!!!
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Already have had 2 today
grrrrrr!!! I keep getting one with a woman speaking Chinese and music playing in the background. How’s this supposed to get my credit card number?
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Don't hold your breath. Unless the law gives a deadline for the carriers to implement this and a penalty for missing it, it'll drag on forever with no change.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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I called my cell phone provider and said, "I want to report a nuisance caller."
He said, "Not you again."
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I want to know who the 3 are who voted against it. And more importunely , why?
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I want to know who the 3 are who voted against it. And more importunely , why? I would imagine that they are people who feel that there should be no restraints on business nor expectations that they conduct their business in an ethical manner. We have a few of those right here.
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