The Morning Breeze w/ Carolyn McArdle & Cort Johnson

The Morning Breeze w/ Carolyn McArdle & Cort Johnson

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Robocalls Decreasing, But Spam Texts Going Up!

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Tired of getting calls about your car's extended warranty? We've got some good news - and some bad news.

The good news - those annoying 'robocalls' are starting to go away. According to reports, robocalls in the U.S. were down 29% in August compared to June.

The bad news? Spam text messages went up by 8% over the same time period, and are up by more than 50% over last year.

Overall, more than 2 billion robocalls and 7 billion spam texts are sent each month in the U.S.

How many robocalls do you get in a typical day? Should phone providers be doing more to stop them?

Carolyn McArdle talked about it on the air! Listen below...


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