50 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Tighten Robocall Rules

A coalition of attorneys general from all 50 states and U.S. territories is urging the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its Know Your Customer rules. Led by Jeff Jackson, the North Carolina Attorney General, the bipartisan group wants the agency to mandate that telecommunications providers more rigorously verify network users and conduct deeper reviews of customer business practices.

The proposal seeks to apply uniform standards to both small and large providers and implement long-term monitoring for high-risk, high-volume callers. This effort is the second phase of Operation Robocall Roundup, an initiative by the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force. The task force previously issued warning letters to 37 small voice providers in 2025 and targeted four of the largest intermediate voice service providers.

State officials argue that existing regulations are insufficient, noting that Americans received more than 29.6 billion scam robocalls and texts last year, leading to nearly $2 billion in losses. The coalition maintains that blocking bad actors before they can access the U.S. communications network is the most effective way to protect citizens from fraud.