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  2. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    How to report spam on an Android phone. Report it to the ... for voice calls, according to the FCC. “Text messaging is among our most popular forms of communication, quickly connecting people to ...

  3. The FCC says you have to give permission for political ...

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    From the FCC: If you think you’ve received a political robocall or text that does not comply with the FCC’s rules, you can file an informal complaint with the federal agency at fcc.gov/complaints.

  4. Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia

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    Another approach to reducing SMS spam that is offered by some carriers involves creating an alias address rather than using the cell phone's number as a text message address. Only messages sent to the alias are delivered; messages sent to the phone's number are discarded. A New York Times article provided detailed information on this in 2008. [27]

  5. Number Portability Administration Center - Wikipedia

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    The Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) is a function of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. It administers the routing of telephone calls and text messages (SMS) for the telecommunications industry and its customers in the regions of the North American Numbering Plan . [ 1 ]

  6. Local number portability - Wikipedia

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    Local number portability (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability (FMNP) for mobile phone lines, refers to the ability of a "customer of record" of an existing fixed-line or mobile telephone number assigned by a local exchange carrier (LEC) to reassign the number to another carrier ("service provider portability"), move it to another location ("geographic portability"), or ...

  7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

  8. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - Wikipedia

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    That is the parties to the call, the time of the call and for cell phones, the cell tower being used by the target phone. For text message, the same information is sent but the content is not sent. This level is called "Trap and Trace". The second level of CALEA wiretap, when permitted, actually sends the voice and content of text messages.

  9. FCC moves to criminalize most AI-generated robocalls - AOL

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    The Federal Communications Commission is moving to explicitly criminalize unsolicited robocalls that use voices made with artificial intelligence, the agency said Wednesday. FCC moves to ...