RGTN USA Inc. Responds to FCC Notice Over Suspected Illegal Calls
The company has answered the FCC's allegations; the administrative proceeding continues.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 27, 2026, 3:41 p.m. ET
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Aug 27, 2026, 3:41 p.m. ETFirst report
FCC Issues Notice to RGTN USA Inc. Over Suspected Illegal Robocalls and Spoofed Calls
The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has issued a Notification of Suspected Illegal Traffic to RGTN USA Inc., according to a report by the National Law Review. The notice alleges that RGTN transmitted illegal traffic from abroad, including spoofed calls posing as a private business, local police department, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection; robocalls posing as a financial institution and major retailers; and swatting calls, each directed at defrauding victims.
The administrative proceeding is at the instituted stage, and the document is a Notice. The FCC alleges that RGTN transmitted apparently illegal calls, including spoofed calls, fraudulent robocalls, and calls conveying false emergencies. The matter is only at the charging stage and has not been decided; no final determination has been made.
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- FCC Issues Notice to Stop Transmitting Illegal Vishing Callsnatlawreview.com
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