Photo: Alan Budman/Shutterstock 'Nobody Likes Them': 49 AGs Joined Forces to Sue This Defendant
"Everyone has experienced robocalls and nobody likes them," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "Through this complaint, we are cracking down on billions of scam calls and stopping them from continuing to bother our residents."
May 24, 2023 at 04:46 PM
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Forty-nine attorneys general accused Avid Telecom of sending billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule and other telemarketing and consumer laws.
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