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FCC orders phone companies to block auto warranty robocalls

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FILE - In this photo illustration, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seal is seen on a smartphone screen. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Thursday it has ordered phone companies to block any traffic regarding known robocall scams marketing auto warranties from a specific operation which was said to be responsible for more than eight billion calls since 2018.

The robocalls originated from Roy Cox, Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies and international associates, according to the FCC. "Building on FCC action earlier this month, all U.S.

voice service providers must now take all necessary steps to avoid carrying this robocall traffic," an FCC news release said.

Many of the robocalls included prerecorded messages which encouraged consumers to speak with someone about extending or reinstating their auto warranty.  RELATED: Texas man wins $100,000 suing robocallers, shares how you can too "We are not going to tolerate robocall scammers or those that help make their scams possible.

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