OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today launched Operation Robocall Roundup, an effort to crack down on the robocalls that disrupt Oklahoma families every day. Drummond and a coalition of attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 phone companies that are letting illegal robocalls pass through their networks and reach Oklahomans’ phones.
“Oklahomans are tired of being bombarded with illegal robocalls during dinner, family time and throughout their day,” said Drummond. “These phone companies need to follow the rules and stop allowing scammers to use their networks to harass Oklahoma families. We’re putting them on notice – clean up your act or face legal action.”
These 37 companies have broken federal rules by not responding properly when the government tries to trace illegal calls back to their source. They also haven’t registered with the federal database that tracks companies working to stop robocalls, and they haven’t filed required plans explaining how they’ll reduce illegal robocalls on their networks.
By ignoring these basic requirements, these companies are letting robocallers use their phone networks. Those illegal calls then get passed along to other phone companies until they finally reach Oklahomans’ phones.
The attorneys general are also warning over 100 other phone companies that accept companies that won’t follow the rules.
In 2022, Drummond joined 50 other attorneys general to create the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force. The task force investigates and takes legal action against companies that flood Americans with illegal and fraudulent robocalls. Operation Robocall Roundup is the task force’s newest effort to force phone companies to follow federal rules designed to protect consumers from unwanted calls.
