TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 2, 2022

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery today announced that the state will join an Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. The task force has issued civil investigative demands to 20 gateway providers and other entities who, according to the release from the AG’s office, are not taking sufficient action to stop robocall traffic. “We wouldn’t be bombarded with robocalls if it wasn’t benefitting certain companies in the telecommunications industry,” Slatery said. “These calls are not only a nuisance but a scam risk to many in Tennessee and nationwide.”