TTC Extra: Rep. Jackie Speier and the ROBOCOP Act
Clip: Season 27 | 2m 28s
Rep. Speier wants to get telemarkters off consumers' back
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) wants to pass the ROBOCOP (Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones) Act. She wants to require phone companies to provide robocall-blocking tools for consumers. Fraud and spam calls are still a problem despite the creation of the National Do Not Call Registry.
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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.
TTC Extra: Rep. Jackie Speier and the ROBOCOP Act
Clip: Season 27 | 2m 28s
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) wants to pass the ROBOCOP (Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones) Act. She wants to require phone companies to provide robocall-blocking tools for consumers. Fraud and spam calls are still a problem despite the creation of the National Do Not Call Registry.
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