robocalls

Attorney General William Tong has filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people in the state. Tong’s office announced that they sued Michael D. Lansky and Stacey S. Reeves, the president and vice president of Avid Telecom. The attorney general alleges that the robocalls violate the Telephone Consumer...

Some Connecticut officials have a plan to cutdown on robocalls in hopes of protecting residents from falling victim to scams and being inundated with unwanted calls and also place limits on telemarketing calls. Attorney General William Tong and several lawmakers said they are proposing legislation that would update state statutes addressing robocalls. The plan is also intended to include text…