OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Attorney General launched a new program on Thursday to clamp down on pesky robocalls that flood Oklahomans' phones.
The new program is called Operation Robocall Roundup. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, along with a coalition of attorneys general, is reportedly sending warning letters to 37 phone companies that allow illegal robocalls to pass through their networks and contact Oklahomans' phones.
According to Drummond, the companies have broken federal rules by not responding appropriately when the government attempts to trace the illegal robocalls back to the source.
They have also not registered with the federal database that tracks companies that are working to stop robocalls, or filed plans that are required to explain how they will red