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Attorney General Josh Stein among 47 attorneys general calling on FCC to strengthen robocall reduction efforts

The lead states represented by attorneys general in the letter are Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general, including North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, are coming together to ask the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more when it comes to reducing robocalls.

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The attorneys general are specifically asking the FCC to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database, which could clearly define what information providers are supposed to submit about robocalls. 

The letter from the attorneys general also notes that the strengthened database would help penalize any provider which submits inadequate information by preventing operation authorization for providers. 

The lead states represented by attorneys general in the letter are Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio. 

The full list of state attorneys general who signed the letter is as follows:

  • Tim Griffin, Arkansas attorney general 
  • Kwame Raoul, Illinois attorney general 
  • Josh Stein, North Carolina attorney general 
  • Dave Yost, Ohio attorney general 
  • Steve Marshall, Alabama attorney general 
  • Treg R. Taylor, Alaska attorney general 
  • Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general 
  • Rob Bonta, California attorney general 
  • Phil Weiser, Colorado attorney general 
  • William Tong, Connecticut attorney general 
  • Kathleen Jennings, Delaware attorney general 
  • Brian Schwalb, District of Columbia attorney general
  • Ashley Moody, Florida attorney general 
  • Christopher M. Carr, Georgia attorney general 
  • Anne E. Lopez, Hawaii attorney general 
  • Raúl Labrador, Idaho attorney general 
  • Todd Rokita, Indiana attorney general 
  • Brenna Bird, Iowa attorney general 
  • Kris Kobach, Kansas attorney general 
  • Russell Coleman, Kentucky attorney general
  • Liz Murrill, Louisiana attorney general 
  • Aaron M. Frey, Maine attorney general 
  • Anthony G. Brown, Maryland attorney general 
  • Andrea Joy Campbell, Massachusetts attorney general 
  • Dana Nessel, Michigan attorney general 
  • Keith Ellison, Minnesota attorney general 
  • Lynn Fitch, Mississippi attorney general
  • Andrew Bailey, Missouri attorney general 
  • Aaron D. Ford, Nevada attorney general 
  • John M. Formella, New Hampshire attorney general 
  • Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey attorney general 
  • Raúl Torrez, New Mexico attorney general 
  • Letitia James, New York attorney general 
  • Drew H. Wrigley, North Dakota attorney general 
  • Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general 
  • Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general 
  • Michelle Henry, Pennsylvania attorney general 
  • Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island attorney general 
  • Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general 
  • Marty Jackley, South Dakota attorney general 
  • Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee attorney general 
  • Sean D. Reyes, Utah attorney general 
  • Charity Clark, Vermont attorney general
  • Jason S. Miyares, Virginia attorney general
  • Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia attorney general 
  • Joshua L. Kaul, Wisconsin attorney general 
  • Bridget Hill, Wyoming attorney general 

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