I can’t go a week without someone illegally calling me about a small business loan or car insurance, and despite coming from a local phone number, I’m fairly certain they aren’t from around here. Such spammers are usually using Voice over IP (VOIP) to fake phone numbers,

FCC sends show cause notice to over 2,000 VOIP providers lacking robocall mitigation plans. If not compliant, operators risk removal from network services. New FCC rules aim to strengthen regulations against spam calls,

The FCC says the providers, mostly little-known companies that provide VoIP services, have failed to follow rules designed to prevent them from facilitating robocalls and spam.