Rosenworcel explained that the proposal aims to eliminate scam robotexts from everyday life, such as messages that report missing packages that don’t exist, confirmation of payments that didn’t happen, links to shady websites, and truncated “wrong number” messages from strangers. She urged her colleagues to join her in adopting the first-ever FCC rules aimed at tackling the issue of scam texts, adding that the commission will continue to develop additional ways to address this growing consumer threat.
