Teresa Murray, director, Consumer Watchdog

Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 08:46

AMERICANS RECEIVE ABOUT 2.5 BILLION ROBOCALLS EACH MONTH, A FIGURE THAT IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR, BUT EXPERTS ARE CALLING ON THE FCC TO ACT AND THEY SAY PHONE COMPANIES CAN AND SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.  HERE IN ARIZONA THE NUMBERS DROPPED SLIGHTLY THIS YEAR FROM ABOUT 210 MILLION TO ABOUT 200 MILLION ROBOCALLS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND TERESA MURRAY WHO'S THE CONSUMER WATCHDOG DIRECTOR WITH THE ARIZONA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP SAYS FEDERAL REGULARS AREN'T DOING ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.