The state has joined a suit against Avid Telecom and its top executives for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of robocalls to millions of people in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws.
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State Attorney General Anne Lopez joined the suit on behalf of the state on Tuesday, joining the attorneys general of 47 other states plus the District of Columbia
Avid Telecom is a so-called Voice over Internet Protocol service provider that sells data, phone numbers, dialing software and expert consultation to help its clients make mass robocalls
Of the more than 24.5 billion illegal robocalls, Avid Telecom sent or transmitted more than 7.5 billion calls to telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry
According to the suit, Avid Telecom continued to engage in the illegal activity despite 329 notifications from the USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group
State Attorney General Anne Lopez joined the suit on behalf of the state on Tuesday, joining the attorneys general of 47 other states plus the District of Columbia.
