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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
2 | | WHEREAS, Robocalls are unwanted and bothersome to |
3 | | consumers; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, Spoofing numbers to make them look familiar is a |
5 | | common technique; and |
6 | | WHEREAS, If consumers believe they have received an |
7 | | illegal call or text, they can file a complaint with the |
8 | | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at |
9 | | https://tinyurl.com/File-FCC-Complaint; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, The Federal Communications Commission, the |
11 | | Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Telecom Association, and |
12 | | the telecommunications industry have taken actions to combat |
13 | | this unwanted activity and have developed guidelines that may |
14 | | help consumers avoid unwanted calls; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Consumers can find more information from the FCC |
16 | | and the US Telecom Association by: |
17 | | (1) Going to https://tinyurl.com/FCC-Stop-Robocalls |
18 | | and looking for the PDF document titled Stop Unwanted |
19 | | Robocalls and Texts; |
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1 | | (2) Going to https://tinyurl.com/USTelecom-Robocalls |
2 | | and looking for the PDF document titled Protecting |
3 | | Yourself from Illegal Robocalls; |
4 | | (3) Going to https://tinyurl.com/USTelecom-Spoofing |
5 | | and looking for the PDF document titled Protecting |
6 | | Yourself from Spoofing; therefore, be it |
7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge consumers to |
9 | | take steps to educate themselves on the resources currently |
10 | | available to help identify and eliminate unwanted calls; and |
11 | | be it further |
12 | | RESOLVED, That we urge consumers to take the appropriate |
13 | | actions that have been developed and recommended by these |
14 | | agencies and by the telecommunications industry, including |
15 | | registering their numbers on the National Do Not Call |
16 | | Registry; and be it further |
17 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Federal Communications |
18 | | Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Telecom |
19 | | Association, and the telecommunications industry to continue |
20 | | monitoring this issue and adapting appropriate techniques and |
21 | | enforcement measures to discourage and reduce unwanted calls |
22 | | that understandably annoy, scam, and defraud consumers; and be |
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1 | | it further |
2 | | RESOLVED, That, according to information published by the |
3 | | FCC, we urge consumers to protect themselves by doing the |
4 | | following: |
5 | | (1) Do not answer calls from unknown numbers; |
6 | | (2) Do not press any buttons, say "yes," or give out |
7 | | any personal information in response to any questions; |
8 | | (3) Do check to see if a call is legitimate by hanging |
9 | | up and calling the organization the caller claimed to be |
10 | | representing to confirm the origin of the call; |
11 | | (4) Do use caution if you are being pressured for |
12 | | immediate information; |
13 | | (5) Do set a password for your voice mail account; |
14 | | (6) Do talk to your phone company about blocking tools |
15 | | they may have; |
16 | | (7) Do register your number on the National Do Not |
17 | | Call Registry at https://www.donotcall.gov in order to |
18 | | allow legitimate telemarketers to avoid calling your |
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1 | | number; and be it further |
2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
3 | | delivered to the offices of the Federal Communications |
4 | | Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the |
5 | | United States Telecom Association, the Governor, the |
6 | | Lieutenant Governor, the Illinois Attorney General, the |
7 | | Illinois Secretary of State, and all members of the Illinois |
8 | | Congressional Delegation. |