Attorney General William Tong announced Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, investigating four major voice providers—Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless—for transmitting suspected illegal robocalls. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force directed these companies to stop such transmissions. Phase 1 already removed 13 companies from the FCC's Robocall Mitigation Database and stopped 19 from appearing in traceback results.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with telecommunications providers to include robust robocall mitigation clauses. Key updates: require compliance with FCC and state telemarketing laws, obligations to block illegal calls and respond to traceback notices, audit rights, termination for violations, and regular reporting on call traffic and cooperation with investigations to reduce legal and reputational risks.
Entity
Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless
Also known as: Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, Peerless
Industry
Telecommunications"Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless"
"12/03/2025"
"Hartford, CT"
"announced Phase 2"
"bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force"
"led by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost."
$500K
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced settlements with SunRun, Inc., Elevate Solar Solutions, and two salespeople over allegations of deceptive solar sales, including impersonating consumers and locking homeowners into long-term contracts without consent. SunRun must pay $300,000 and provide consumer relief; Elevate and the salespeople face a stated $200,000 penalty, with $100,000 suspended subject to ongoing compliance.
$8.0M
Connecticut announced an $8 million settlement with Mylan over allegations that it used agreements to delay generic EpiPen competitors and took other actions that inflated prices. Mylan also agreed to provide 10,000 free EpiPens; the release states that Mylan denies wrongdoing.
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$625K
Connecticut reached a $625,000 settlement with Frontier Communications Parent Inc. over an April 2024 breach in which compromised employee and vendor credentials were used to access internal systems and exfiltrate unencrypted personal information of 58,841 Connecticut residents. The settlement requires Frontier to strengthen its security program, implement specific safeguards and training, and obtain an independent third-party assessment.
$2.6M
Connecticut and New York found that Boston Children’s Health Physicians and its security vendor, XTIUM, failed to use reasonable safeguards, resulting in hackers accessing sensitive personal, medical, and employee information. The companies agreed to pay penalties totaling $2.64 million and implement enhanced cybersecurity measures.
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