ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES IN EFFORT TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

COLUMBIA, S.C., July 28 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:

JUL 28, 2026

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and abipartisancoalition of49otherattorneys general arepushing the Federal Communications Commission(FCC)tostrengthenits "KnowYour Customer"(KYC)rulestohelpprevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls.KYC rules requirephone companies to know who is making calls through their networks and what kinds of businessthese customers are conducting. With that information, phone companiescan suspendorterminatecallers who use theirnetworksto makeunlawfulcalls ordecline to do business with customersthataren'tlegitimate companies orcan'tprove that they co...