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Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Against Telecommunications Company over Billions of Illegal Robocalls. An Estimated 577 Million Robocalls were Sent to California Telephone Numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry 

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is part of a group of 49 attorneys general suing Avid Telecom for facilitating billions of illegal robocalls, including scams related to Social Security, Medicare, and employment. This legal action is a result of the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force launched by Bonta last year. Two examples of unlawful robocalls can be found on provided links.

Avid Telecom has been accused of delivering billions of robocalls, violating federal and state laws. The People's Attorney is taking action to hold them accountable. Despite the National Do Not Call Registry, robocalls continue to harm consumers.

The Attorney General of the multistate coalition has filed a complaint against Avid Telecom for several misconducts. Attorney General Bonta has alleged that Avid Telecom violated multiple laws, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule, Truth in Caller ID Act, and California's Unfair Competition Law. These violations include making calls using automated systems or prerecorded voices to cellular phones, engaging in abusive and deceptive practices, transmitting false caller-ID information, and sending many illegal robocalls to California.

In filing today’s complaint, Attorney General Bonta joined the attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia.

A copy of the lawsuit can be found (at https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Conformed%20Complaint_Avid.pdf)