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> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is trying to put more muscle into the agency’s efforts to combat illegal and fraudulent robocalls. Last month, the FCC proposed a record
by Narkov 9y ago
> FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is trying to put more muscle into the agency’s efforts to combat illegal and fraudulent robocalls. Last month, the FCC proposed a record $120 million fine against a Miami man who the agency said was responsible for making almost 100 million falsified robocalls in late 2016.
Why bother fining a single guy $120 million? What purpose does that serve?
- ben_jones 9y agoIt sends a message to anyone who would try the same business strategy.
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- zitterbewegung 9y agoI got a parking ticket yesterday for $100. I'm just a single person. What purpose did that serve? Fines are designed to be a deterrent not just for the person that was fined but to others so they won't do the same thing.
- Narkov 9y agoI'm talking about the quantum of the fine. I'm going to assume the guy goesn't have $120m let alone $100m or probably even $5m. Don't get me wrong, he should be fined and potentially even jailed if it is flagrant abuse but fining someone $120m makes the process a joke.
- Sleeep 9y agoHow so? It's pointless to randomly reduce the fine because he's a single person. They get to garnish his wages forever. They get to take any inheritance or any other windfall he ever gets.
- exabrial 9y agoTCPA law grants up to $1500 per illegal call placed. Do the math!
- soundwave106 9y agoHeh. Apparently they are seeking the maximum fine only for the 80,000 calls the FCC verified (http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0623/DOC-345470A1.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017...). Had the full 96 million spoofed calls been used, Mr. Adrian Abramovich could've been eligible for a $144 billion dollar fine. My guess is, this is legislation designed to sting when even large, resource-heavy corporations do it. Example: Dish Network got fined $341 million in two separate TCPA violations recently (http://www.fcclawblog.com/2017/06/articles/fcc/dish-network-tcpa-violations/ http://www.fcclawblog.com/2017/06/articles/fcc/dish-network-...). Such numbers will make even a Dish Network notice. Dish Network is not going to wince once if a fine designed for an individual scammer is utilized.