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  2. Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2002) - Wikipedia

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    Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 535 U.S. 467 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case in which Verizon Communications argued that the FCC had an unreasonable way for setting rates for leasing network elements. It held that the FCC can require state commissions to set the rates charged by incumbents for ...

  3. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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    Voice phishing. Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer. Now however, vishing fraudsters often use modern ...

  4. STIR/SHAKEN - Wikipedia

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    STIR/SHAKEN, or SHAKEN/STIR, is a suite of protocols and procedures intended to combat caller ID spoofing on public telephone networks.Caller ID spoofing is used by robocallers to mask their identity or to make it appear the call is from a legitimate source, often a nearby phone number with the same area code and exchange, or from well-known agencies like the Internal Revenue Service or ...

  5. Billions of Scam Phone Calls to U.S. Consumers Are Mostly ...

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    After the FCC sent cease-and-desist letters last month, the number of vehicle warranty scam calls dropped by 60 percent. ... First Orion recently issued its "2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Report ...

  6. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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    Online scam No. 3: Your "grandchild" asks for money over the phone. Scammers may try to pretend to be your grandchildren. (Photo: Getty) (fizkes via Getty Images) The panicked phone call sounds so ...

  7. New ‘Phantom Hacker’ Scam: How To Protect Your Money - AOL

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    The Denver branch of the FBI recently shared a warning about the new scam known as the “phantom hacker” scam, which targets senior citizens — half of the victims reported were over 60.

  8. Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications ...

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    Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission. Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission may refer to: Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2002), a 2002 United States Supreme Court case. Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014), a 2014 United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia case.

  9. FCC issues record-breaking $300 million fine for largest ...

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    Americans lost an average of $1,400 dollars to scam callers in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. FCC issues record-breaking $300 million fine for largest robocall scam Skip to main ...