August 8, 2025
North Carolina attorney general warns 37 phone companies over illegal robocalls



The action is part of Operation Robocall Roundup, led by a task force of 51 attorneys general from across the country.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has launched a nationwide effort to stop illegal robocalls, sending warning letters to 37 phone companies that aren’t following federal rules.

The action is part of Operation Robocall Roundup, led by a task force of 51 attorneys general from across the country. Jackson said the companies have three weeks to start following the rules or face further action.

“North Carolinians are getting bombarded with millions of invasive robocalls every day, and these communication companies are not following the rules to protect us,” Jackson said. “We are giving these companies three weeks to start following the rules so we can shield people from these annoying and illegal robocalls.”

Companies not following federal rules

The 37 companies receiving warning letters haven’t followed Federal Communications Commission rules in several ways. Some haven’t responded to government requests to trace illegal calls. Others haven’t registered in the FCC’s database designed to fight robocalls. Some haven’t filed required plans explaining how they will reduce illegal robocalls on their networks.

By ignoring these rules, Jackson said the companies are letting robocallers use their phone networks. The illegal calls then get passed along through other phone companies until they reach people’s phones.

The task force also sent letters to 99 other phone companies that do business with the 37 rule-breaking companies. This lets them know they’re working with companies that aren’t following federal requirements.

Companies receiving warnings

The companies getting warning letters include Advantage Investors LLC, Alpha Stream, Ananya Traders LLC, BBT Voice Private Limited, DigitalOcean LLC, and dozens of others. The full list includes both large and small voice service providers from across the telecommunications industry.

Federal coordination

The attorney general task force is working with the FCC on the enforcement effort. The FCC announced it will remove seven of the 37 companies from its Robocall Mitigation Database. This means other phone companies will no longer be allowed to accept and route calls from those networks.

Federal rules require voice providers to refuse calls from companies not registered in the database.

Court victory against robocaller

Jackson also won a separate court case against voice provider Articul8 and its owner Paul Talbot. The court found that Talbot helped fraudsters run robocall and telemarketing scams by accepting and routing millions of illegal calls.

The court order stops Talbot from operating any telecommunications companies and requires him to pay more than $5 million in penalties. The FCC has also removed Articul8 and Talbot from its robocall database.

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