Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 49 other state attorneys general sent a letter to the FCC urging stronger 'Know Your Customer' rules to combat illegal robocalls. The coalition requests that phone companies verify customer identities and business practices to prevent scammers from using the network. The letter is part of Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup.
The coalition urges the FCC to require providers to understand customers' business, hold all phone companies to KYC standards, and collect additional information on high-risk customers.
In-house legal teams should review contracts with telecommunications providers, particularly voice service agreements, to ensure they include robust KYC obligations, consent verification mechanisms, and compliance with TCPA and FCC rules. Clauses addressing robocall prevention, liability for illegal calls, and audit rights should be strengthened. Vendor agreements with call origination services should require certification of lawful use and adherence to STIR/SHAKEN protocols.
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Telecommunications"Attorney General Dan Rayfield and attorneys general from 49 other states are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its rules cracking down on these illegal operations."
"Require providers to understand their customers’ business."
"Alongside Attorney General Rayfield in signing this 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, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming."
"Last year, Americans received more than 29.6 billion scam robocalls and texts and lost nearly $2 billion to these scams."
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert reminding businesses and consumers of legal requirements for e-bikes and e-scooters, including speed limits, motor wattage, labeling, and age restrictions, following recent fatal crashes. The alert warns against selling vehicles that exceed legal limits as e-bikes or e-scooters, which may instead be classified as e-motos, mopeds, or motorcycles requiring registration, licensing, and insurance.
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its Know Your Customer (KYC) rules. The letter calls for enhanced due diligence requirements on phone companies to better detect and prevent illegal robocalls, which cost Americans billions annually.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert on May 18, 2026, warning residents of potential price gouging by transportation service providers during the Long Island Rail Road strike. The alert reminds businesses that New York’s price gouging laws prohibit unconscionable price increases on essential services like transportation during market disruptions. No specific privacy violations or enforcement actions against individual entities were announced in the alert.
This press release announces New York Attorney General Letitia James leading a coalition of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania’s Governor in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a Fifth Circuit ruling that would reinstate in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, a medication used for abortion. The coalition argues the ruling is scientifically unsupported, would restrict telehealth access to reproductive care, and undermines state sovereignty over abortion policy post-Dobbs. This is not a privacy-related enforcement action, as the content addresses reproductive health policy rather than data privacy violations.
This press release announces the FTC's testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on April 15, 2026, outlining the agency's priorities including consumer privacy protection, competition enforcement, and implementation of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. No specific enforcement action against a private entity is announced in this release.
The California Legislature passed AB 566, the California Opt Me Out Act, which will require browsers to support opt-out preference signals (OOPS), allowing consumers to easily limit the sale and sharing of their personal information. The bill now heads to the Governor for signature. The CPPA commended the legislature for this action.