States Sue VoIP Services Firm, Alleging Billions of Illegal Robocalls
Attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia sued Avid Telecom, owner Michael Lansky and Vice President Stacey Reeves for illegal robocalls, per a complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (docket 4:23-cv-00233). Avid…
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didn't comment. According to the complaint, Avid violated the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state laws in 11 states in facilitating billions of illegal robocalls for years via the company's VoIP services. Avid received more than 329 notifications from the USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group (ITG) putting it on notice that it was transmitting illegal robocalls, said the complaint. The states allege Avid "knew or consciously avoided knowing they were routing illegal robocall traffic." In the complaint, they ask for an injunction and damages for each illegal call.