• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Careers
Monday, October 2, 2023
WTMJ
  • Home
  • News
    • Local
    • National
    • Crime
    • Featured Stories
    • Decision Wisconsin
      • Countdown to the RNC
    • Guest Editorials
  • Weather
    • Closings and Delays
    • Flight Status
    • Interactive Radar
    • Watches and Warnings
  • Traffic
    • Construction Updates
  • Sports
    • Extra Points
    • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Brewers All Access Podcast
    • Milwaukee Bucks
      • Bucks In 6:00
      • Bucks Talk
      • Bucks Weekly: The Podcast
    • Green Bay Packers
      • Green & Gold Insiders Podcast
    • NCAA
  • Shows
    • Wisconsin’s Morning News
    • WTMJ N.O.W.
      • German Grandeur with Steve Scaffidi & Fox World Travel
      • The Beatles & More! An England Adventure with Sandy Maxx and Journeys Connect
      • What’s On Tap?
    • Jeff Wagner
    • Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
      • Football Food Picks with Chef Adam
      • Spectacular Scandinavia with John Mercure and Collette
    • WTMJ Nights
    • Wisconsin’s Weekend Morning News
    • WTMJ Conversations
    • Reporter’s Notebook
    • Featured Shows
      • Accunet Mortgage & Realty Show
      • Creative Planning presents, Rethink Your Money with John Hagensen
      • Drake & Associates Retirement Ready Show
      • Every Day Health
      • Fix It Show
      • Hired! The GKB Recruitment Show
      • Money Talk, The Annex Wealth Management Show
  • Podcasts
    • Wisconsin’s Morning News Podcast
    • WTMJ N.O.W. Podcast
    • Jeff Wagner Podcast
    • Wisconsin’s Afternoon News Podcast
    • WTMJ Nights Podcast
    • Wisconsin’s Weekend Morning News Podcast
    • Decision Wisconsin: Countdown to the RNC Podcast
    • Brewers All Access Podcast
    • Milwaukee Bucks
      • Bucks In 6:00
      • Bucks Weekly: The Podcast
      • Bucks Talk: The Podcast
    • The Steve Scaffidi Show
    • WTMJ Conversations 2023: The Podcast
    • The Truth on WTMJ: The Podcast
    • Green Bay Packers
      • Green & Gold Insiders Podcast
    • WTMJ Conversations Podcast
    • Featured Show Podcasts
      • Experience Wisconsin Podcast
      • The Fix-It Show Podcast
      • Money Talk, The Annex Wealth Management Show Podcast
      • The Accunet Mortgage and Realty Show Podcast
      • Drake & Associates Retirement Ready Podcast
      • The Fox World Travel Show Podcast
      • Creative Planning presents, Rethink Your Money with John Hagensen
  • Features
    • Wagner’s Home Improvement Showcase
    • Travel Wisconsin
    • German Grandeur with Steve Scaffidi & Fox World Travel
    • Spotlight on New York City Holiday with John Mercure and Collette
    • Annex Wealth Management Webinar
    • Every Day Health
    • Experience Wisconsin
    • 5Q
    • Sunday Sip
  • Contests
LISTEN LIVE
WATCH LIVE
No Result
View All Result
WTMJ
  • Home
  • News
    • Local
    • National
    • Crime
    • Featured Stories
    • Decision Wisconsin
      • Countdown to the RNC
    • Guest Editorials
  • Weather
    • Closings and Delays
    • Flight Status
    • Interactive Radar
    • Watches and Warnings
  • Traffic
    • Construction Updates
  • Sports
    • Extra Points
    • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Brewers All Access Podcast
    • Milwaukee Bucks
      • Bucks In 6:00
      • Bucks Talk
      • Bucks Weekly: The Podcast
    • Green Bay Packers
      • Green & Gold Insiders Podcast
    • NCAA
  • Shows
    • Wisconsin’s Morning News
    • WTMJ N.O.W.
      • German Grandeur with Steve Scaffidi & Fox World Travel
      • The Beatles & More! An England Adventure with Sandy Maxx and Journeys Connect
      • What’s On Tap?
    • Jeff Wagner
    • Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
      • Football Food Picks with Chef Adam
      • Spectacular Scandinavia with John Mercure and Collette
    • WTMJ Nights
    • Wisconsin’s Weekend Morning News
    • WTMJ Conversations
    • Reporter’s Notebook
    • Featured Shows
      • Accunet Mortgage & Realty Show
      • Creative Planning presents, Rethink Your Money with John Hagensen
      • Drake & Associates Retirement Ready Show
      • Every Day Health
      • Fix It Show
      • Hired! The GKB Recruitment Show
      • Money Talk, The Annex Wealth Management Show
  • Podcasts
    • Wisconsin’s Morning News Podcast
    • WTMJ N.O.W. Podcast
    • Jeff Wagner Podcast
    • Wisconsin’s Afternoon News Podcast
    • WTMJ Nights Podcast
    • Wisconsin’s Weekend Morning News Podcast
    • Decision Wisconsin: Countdown to the RNC Podcast
    • Brewers All Access Podcast
    • Milwaukee Bucks
      • Bucks In 6:00
      • Bucks Weekly: The Podcast
      • Bucks Talk: The Podcast
    • The Steve Scaffidi Show
    • WTMJ Conversations 2023: The Podcast
    • The Truth on WTMJ: The Podcast
    • Green Bay Packers
      • Green & Gold Insiders Podcast
    • WTMJ Conversations Podcast
    • Featured Show Podcasts
      • Experience Wisconsin Podcast
      • The Fix-It Show Podcast
      • Money Talk, The Annex Wealth Management Show Podcast
      • The Accunet Mortgage and Realty Show Podcast
      • Drake & Associates Retirement Ready Podcast
      • The Fox World Travel Show Podcast
      • Creative Planning presents, Rethink Your Money with John Hagensen
  • Features
    • Wagner’s Home Improvement Showcase
    • Travel Wisconsin
    • German Grandeur with Steve Scaffidi & Fox World Travel
    • Spotlight on New York City Holiday with John Mercure and Collette
    • Annex Wealth Management Webinar
    • Every Day Health
    • Experience Wisconsin
    • 5Q
    • Sunday Sip
  • Contests
LISTEN LIVE
No Result
View All Result
WTMJ
No Result
View All Result

Larger fines for robocalls proposed

WTMJ News by WTMJ News
November 19, 2018
in News
Larger fines for robocalls proposed
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail

A major crackdown could be coming to stop those annoying robocalls.

New research from YouMail–a company that developed robocall blocking software–shows each person on the country receives about 150 robocalls a year.

Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, says these terribly annoying calls keep increasing for two reasons.

“One is there are more and more scam calls. The second thing that’s driving the increase is people aren’t answering the phone anymore,” Quilici says.

Because people don’t answer their phones, it makes the robocallers place more calls, he says.

It’s a problem both Democrats and Republicans can agree on. Senators John Thune, R-South Dakota, and Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, have proposed bipartisan legislation to increase the penalties for robocalls to $10,000. They are also proposing to extend the time after a crime in which prosecutors must bring their case from one years to three years.

Commercial robocalls are illegal, but the Federal Trade Commission, which is tasked with investigating and charging those who have violated the anti-Robocall federal law, has a hard time prosecuting offenders within the current one-year time limit.

“If you look at the current enforcement efforts, there’s been a $100 million fine and $90 million fine that’s covered people who’ve made 100 million robocalls or a couple hundred million robocalls. That’s a drop in the bucket of the nearly 50 billion we’re going to have this year,” Quilici. “It’s going to take a lot more than just enforcement and some better regulation to solve the problem.”

Until legislation to crack down on people who make robocalls passes, Quilici suggests:

Don’t answer calls from numbers you don’t recognize.
Try a call blocking apps. One example is YouMail. The company that makes the software says, “It works by replacing your visual voicemail with an award winning automated virtual receptionist.” The program is free.
Don’t call back when you get a call from a suspected robocaller. Look up the number online to see if they are a legitimate business, if you are interested in the services they claim to offer.

Previous Post

Why parents may opt out of flu shot for kids

Next Post

Pocan, Kind won’t commit to Pelosi

WTMJ News

WTMJ News

Stay Connected

  • 22.3k Followers
  • 1k Follower
  • 1.4k Subscribers

Most Popular

Extra Points: A marvelous start for Horst & Co.

EXCLUSIVE: 1-on-1 with Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin on coaching philosophy, Dame/Giannis duo & more

October 2, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Giannis Antetokounmpo confirms he’s “committed to the City of Milwaukee” during game of Uno

EXCLUSIVE: Giannis Antetokounmpo confirms he’s “committed to the City of Milwaukee” during game of Uno

October 2, 2023
A micro-scale city built by Paul Wellington

Newest season of LEGO Masters features Milwaukee master builders

October 2, 2023
Milwaukee County community leaders break ground on new Coggs Center building site

Milwaukee County community leaders break ground on new Coggs Center building site

October 2, 2023
The Brewers line-up will look different than the last time the team played the D-Backs

The Brewers line-up will look different than the last time the team played the D-Backs

October 2, 2023
WTMJ

For more than 90 years, WTMJ-AM has been "Wisconsin's Radio Station".

Follow Us

Home

News

Weather

Traffic

Sports

Shows

Podcasts

Features

Careers

Contests

Recent News

Bucks Weekly: Dame Time!

Bucks Weekly: Dame Time!

October 2, 2023
Brewers beat the Cubs 4-0 in game 162

Brew October Series Premiere

October 2, 2023
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
  • FCC Public File
  • FCC Applications
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022 Good Karma Brands, LLC.

  • LISTEN LIVE
  • Home
  • News
    • News
    • Local News
    • Coronavirus
    • Decision Wisconsin
  • Weather
    • Weather
    • Watches and Warnings
    • Closings and Delays
    • Flight Status
  • Traffic
  • Construction Updates
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Milwaukee Brewers
    • Milwaukee Bucks
  • Shows
    • Shows
    • Wisconsin’s Morning News
    • Steve Scaffidi
    • Jeff Wagner
    • Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
      • Spectacular Scandinavia with John Mercure and Collette
    • WTMJ Nights
    • WTMJ Conversations
    • Featured Shows
  • Podcasts
  • Features
    • Features
    • Good Karma Give Back
    • WTMJ Roundtable
  • Contests
  • Alexa
No Result
View All Result

© 2022 Good Karma Brands, LLC.