Man Facing Largest-Ever FCC Fine Over 97M Robocalls

A man allegedly responsible for millions of illegal telemarketing robocalls may finally be getting his comeuppance in the form of the largest fine ever proposed by the FCC. The agency on Thursday accused Adrian Abramovich of making nearly 97 million robocalls promoting bogus travel deals over the course of three months in late 2016, about 1 million calls a day, reports Bloomberg

The FCC has proposed a $120 million fine, the largest in its 80-year history. According to USA Today, call recipients would be asked to press "1" to hear about travel deals from companies like Marriott and TripAdvisor. Those who did were transferred to call centers where operators would try to sell them on vacation deals and timeshares unaffiliated with those companies.

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