NEW YORK, New York -- Phone companies will have greater authority to block unwanted calls from reaching customers as regulators adopted new rules to combat automated messages known as robocalls. Rules ...

If your phone rings more than you’d like, you’re far from alone. Millions of Americans face persistent unwanted calls, some of which are outright scams. But the Federal Trade Commission say there are ...

An FCC statement said, “Consumers are out of patience." The Federal Communications Commission has now ordered phone companies to block and stop carrying robocall traffic of scammers using the ...

The Federal Communications Commission has now ordered phone companies to block and stop carrying robocall traffic of scammers using the technology to call phones with messages about auto warranties.