FCC Fines Two Texas Telemarketers Largest Fine In History For Robocalls

• The Federal Communications Commission has hit two telemarketing companies with its largest fine ever.
• The FCC fined two Texas companies $225 million for robocalls made in 2019.
• Combined, the two companies made over one billion robocalls over the course of five months.
• Last week, the FCC launched a “Robocall Response Team” to work at finding ways to stop calls.

“John C. Spiller and Jakob A. Mears, who used business names including Rising Eagle and JSquared Telecom, transmitted the spoofed robocalls across the country during the first four-and-a-half months of 2019. Mr. Spiller admitted to the USTelecom Industry Traceback Group that he made millions of spoofed calls per day and knowingly called consumers on the Do Not Call list as he believed that it was more profitable to target these consumers.” the FCC said in a statement to WISN.

The calls falsely claimed to sell insurance plans from companies including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.

Susan Saunders 3/21/22
(Still enjoying her vehicle extended warranty which has not expired!)