FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is joining a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general calling for stronger federal oversight of phone service providers to combat illegal robocalls.
 

The coalition is urging the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its Robocall Mitigation Database, which tracks phone service providers and their efforts to prevent illegal calls.

Under current rules, providers must register with the database before their calls can be carried through U.S. telephone networks. However, officials say some companies involved in suspicious calling activity have been able to enter or remain in the system.

The attorneys general want the FCC to more thoroughly verify provider information, require additional disclosures and make it harder for companies violating the rules to remain registered.

The recommendations come as the FCC considers changes to its existing regulations. No new requirements have been finalized through this proposal.

Kentuckians can register their phone numbers with the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov or report suspected illegal robocalls through the Kentucky Attorney General's Office at ag.ky.gov.