Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC urging stronger Know Your Customer (KYC) rules to prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network for illegal robocalls. The coalition recommends requiring providers to understand customers' business practices, holding all originating providers to KYC standards, and collecting additional information on high-risk customers. This effort is part of Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with voice service providers, especially originating providers, to ensure they include robust Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations. Key clauses to examine: provider's duty to verify customer identity and business legitimacy, right to suspend or terminate services for suspected illegal robocall activity, compliance with FCC rules (including STIR/SHAKEN), and indemnification for violations of the TCPA and state telemarketing laws. Additionally, contracts with intermediate providers should require flow-down of KYC standards to all downstream customers.
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TelecommunicationsOfficial Press Release
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/07/28_Know-Your-Customer.asp
Know Your Customer Comments
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/Know-Your-Customer_Comments.pdf
Minnesota Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/
"Attorney General Ellison and a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general"
"pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls"
"Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)"
"Joining Attorney General Ellison in the letter are the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming."
"https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/Know-Your-Customer_Comments.pdf"
The Minnesota Attorney General issued an alert urging Medicare beneficiaries to review coverage options after insurers reduced or discontinued Medicare Advantage plans in Minnesota. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting New York’s authority to pursue a civil fraud case against Donald Trump and his business associates. The brief was filed in an appeal; the press release does not report a ruling, penalty, or remedy, and does not describe a privacy enforcement action.
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A bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general settled allegations that General Motors collected and sold drivers’ driving-behavior and location data to data brokers, whose customers included insurance companies. GM will pay $220 million nationally, with Minnesota receiving $7,095,664, and must obtain affirmative express consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a multistate coalition suing to block a FinCEN rule that exempted nearly all businesses from Corporate Transparency Act reporting and announced that it would delete existing ownership information. The coalition alleges violations of federal law and asks the court to invalidate the rule and require FinCEN to continue collecting and maintaining the database; no penalty or court order is reported.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals. The coalition asked the appeals court to reverse a lower court decision and block the revocation; this press release describes no privacy-related allegation, penalty, or remedy imposed.
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