T-Mobile to roll out scam call blocker

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Consumer Affairs - 3/24/2017 - Christopher Maynard - The company says its products will stop scam calls before they can reach its customers. In a recent report, we detailed a proposal made by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would effectively cut off scam robocallers from making calls to consumers. Initial tests of the concept yielded positive results, and officials believe that it may be viable method of shutting down fraudulent calls made from overseas. While that proposal awaits public comment, T-Mobile has announced its own product for reducing scam calls. The company announced today that it will begin rolling out its Scam ID and Scam Block products that stop scam calls from reaching its customers.“When customers enable Scam Block, T-Mobile will stop scam calls before they ever reach them. These free new customer protection features are powered by patent-pending T-Mobile technology built right into the Un-carrier’s advanced network – which also means scam blocking works on every single phone on T-Mobile’s network,” the company said. Read more @ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/t- ... 32417.html