It appears that there may be relief on the horizon for all these unwanted robocalls. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need my car warrant extended!
Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisay is taking some parting shots at those responsible for allowing robocalls, that bombard us all, from his position as attorney general before he moves into the “big” office.
Last week Morrisey warned four voice service providers that they have been transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks on behalf of one or more of their customers.
I certainly think this is the right approach. These companies that are the conduit for the aggravating calls have no reason to stop them since they are making money from the venture. Perhaps Morrisey will give them a few million reasons to reconsider. To make the bite a little bigger, it appears that the Attorney General will be joining forces with his counterparts in other state. That approach has brought millions of dollars to the Mountain State in the past.
West Virginia is a member of the 51-attorney general Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, which has been investigating these providers. In the warning letters, the task force informs the providers that it has shared the findings of its investigations with the Federal Communications Commission, which will consider the appropriate next steps.
The letter was sent to: KWK Communications Inc., Inbound Communications Inc., AKA Management, Inc., and CallVox LLC.
The letters warned that if these providers continue to transmit robocalls and violate state and federal laws, the task force may pursue further legal actions against these companies and their owners.
“These alleged violations are very serious and these companies need to immediately cease transmitting these calls,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “West Virginia remains committed to making progress in combating unlawful robocalls and we will continue to cooperate with other states and national agencies to stop these alleged illegal and obnoxious scam calls.”
I hope the efforts are successful. The action makes me cautiously optimistic about the future of West Virginia under Morrisey’s leadership.