CHARLESTON — Attorney General JB McCuskey on Wednesday announced Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, expanding a nationwide crackdown on illegal robocalls to four of the country’s largest voice service providers.

As part of a growing investigation, the bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force has ordered Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen and Peerless to immediately stop transmitting suspected illegal robocalls on their networks.

“ Phase 1 of this operation has already helped stem the flow of robocalls throughout the country and Phase 2 is a big next step in addressing the problem, ” McCuskey said. “ Robocalls are not only a nuisance, they put people at risk of falling for scams, that is why this taskforce is doing everything within its power to investigate and crack do

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