Chairman Pai Proposes Mandating STIR/SHAKEN To Combat Robocalls

[bzs at theworld.com (bzs at theworld.com)]

On March 8, 2020 at 16:32 list at satchell.net (Stephen Satchell) wrote:
 > On 3/8/20 4:00 PM, bzs at theworld.com wrote:
 > > As I've said before what would likely work is if every time one of us
 > > (in the US anyhow) got a junk call we immediately called our
 > > congressional and/or senate office(s) and simply said "just got
 > > another junk call! (optionally add description.)"
 > 
 > Doesn't work.  I've been complaining both House and Senate offices every 
 > time CMS (Medicare billing arm) overcharges me $800 for my premiums. 
 > It's to the point that my elected officials will listen, then say "write 
 > a letter" (which I have done several times) and blow me off.
 > 
 > Nothing ever gets fixed.
 > 
 > BBB has told me they don't take complaints about government entities.

I was thinking more in terms of millions of calls to congressional
offices per day, not individual requests for action.

-- 
        -Barry Shein

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