A connected world comes with drawbacks, one of which is managing the flood of unwanted phone calls, whether from companies selling a product or scammers trying to steal your hard-earned money.
In response, the federal government created the No Call Registry more than 20 years ago.
During the recent Telecom Summit held by the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC), Special Assistant Attorney General Jessica Jasper provided an update on how the Attorney General’s office has been regulating the program under the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act over the past year. She also shared tips to minimize the frequency of those calls.
By the Numbers
When the No Call List was established in 2003, most scam calls were performed by live humans on the line, but that is not the case today. Robocalls are now the most prevalent form of scam calls…