The end of robocalls may be coming soon (finally)

The end of robocalls may be coming soon (finally)The end of robocalls may be coming soon (finally)Your phone carrier might be able to save you from robocalls.Those unwanted and annoying ghost dials from places as far as Lithuania to a number a few towns away could become few and far between after a vote was passed Thursday giving tafelgeschirr providers the chance to fight against unwanted calls by default.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreThe Federal Communications Committee passed a ruling allowing phone carriers to aggressively flgel unwanted robocalls before they reach consumers. Currently, phone companies have offered services to block these calls, but many require an out-of-pocket cost from the consumer. The FCC said in a press release that the ruling would allow service providers to block unwanted calls using call analytics, which is similar to how email providers fish susp ect mail into your spam folder.In the case that you actually want to continue to receive robocalls, providers must notify consumers of the change and give them an opt-out option for having the calls blocked, according to the FCC.The Commission is taking a major step forward in the fight against unwanted robocalls. And now is the time for telephone companies to take the baton, said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in a statement. I commend those carriers who have stepped up to the plate and already indicated that they will implement call-blocking services by default. And I encourage those who havent already done so to listen to the American people and help to end this scourge.5 billion unwanted calls a monthTwenty-five billion robocalls have been placed nationwide so far in 2019, according to research. That equates to roughly five billion unwanted calls a month which is roughly 76 calls per person this year.The ruling left the door open for companies to charge consumers for a call-blocking syst em, but the FCC hoped it wouldnt go that direction.The FCC is giving the carriers flexibility to block more robocalls by default. At this point, the robocall epidemic is driven by scam and blatantly illegal calls, so anything we can do to have fewer of those is a good thing, YouMail CEO Alex Quilici said in a statement to Ladders. We would expect that carriers soon start taking advantage of this to block calls that look like they come from bad area codes, bad prefixes, and numbers that werent assigned to subscribers. The bigger challenge will be going beyond those blatantly illegal calls to unwanted calls since people differ in what robocalls they want.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally stro ng people