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47 U.S.C. § 227a

Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information

United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective

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47 U.S.C. § 227a, Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488699
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Not later than 1 year after March 23, 2018, the Commission, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission, shall develop consumer education materials that provide information about— In developing the consumer education materials under paragraph (1), the Commission shall— identify existing technologies, if any, that can help consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, including— The Commission shall ensure that the consumer education materials required under paragraph (1) are updated on a regular basis. The Commission shall include the consumer education materials developed under paragraph (1) on its website.

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