Dept. of Justice: Pushes federal government to strengthen rules to combat illegal robocalls

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Upstream Provider” (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to ensure that they receive calls from legitimate an...