And when phone companies block robocalls, they must do so without charging consumers. Under federal law, it’s already illegal to fake numbers on Caller ID to defraud or cause harm. The law says phone companies cannot charge for these services. The industry is developing a system to tell people when the Caller ID number is real. And even when phone companies have in place the system for verifying Caller ID, not all phones support it.

Source: thestar December 31, 2019 04:07 UTC