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6. After reading the NAAG letter, a clarification....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 01:48 PM

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..... is in order. It seems that the proposed regulation is to restrict selling phone numbers to be used in calling by the robocallers, not selling phone numbers to be called by the robocallers. This would be how a robocaller can call from a number within your own area code and exchange, so you pick it up thinking it might be your neighbor.

That wasn't clear to me until I read the letter.

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Pennsylvania leaders take new approach to cracking down on robocalls [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Senior citizens are especially vulnerable to scam & spam callers FakeNoose Yesterday #1

This is a job for AI, if it's as smart as they say C_U_L8R Yesterday #2

Years ago, I signed up for that 'National Do Not Call Registry' 70sEraVet Yesterday #3

Sure, that's how they bought your info FakeNoose Yesterday #4

This message was self-deleted by its author reACTIONary Yesterday #5

After reading the NAAG letter, a clarification.... reACTIONary Yesterday #6

Verizon has the ability to identify these spammers, they could stop this FakeNoose Yesterday #7

From the letter, I wasn't able to see where Verizon fits in... reACTIONary Yesterday #8

I no longer have a Verizon landline, but I did have one for almost 30 years FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #9

Wish I had that "app"... reACTIONary 20 hrs ago #10

Maybe buy an old landline phone that had the ap? I don't know FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #11