If you have a cellphone, you're likely getting robocalls.
But
now some new technology required by the Federal Communications Commission for
wireless carriers aims to hang up on those annoying calls.
As of
July 2021, wireless carriers are supposed to have implemented new technology
called STIR/SHAKEN - a high-tech way to use caller ID to reduce and possibly
end scam robocalls. It also will allow law enforcement to better track the scam
calls that do get through some wireless carriers.
Verizon
says they have had STIR/SHAKEN technology up and running for a while now, and it's
reducing annoying calls. Some Long Islanders say no matter what wireless
service they have, they're still getting robocalls.
"Very
annoying. All times of the day. I ignore them and I ignore them, and they still
call back," says Cathy Dragotta, of East Norwich.
During
the height of the pandemic, experts say robocall volume went down. That
was because in some of the countries where the calls originate, they were
locked down and couldn’t make it to their offices. As more lockdowns are
lifted, the volume of calls has increased.