Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC urging stronger Know Your Customer (KYC) rules to prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network for illegal robocalls. The coalition recommends requiring providers to understand customers' business practices, holding all originating providers to KYC standards, and collecting additional information on high-risk customers. This effort is part of Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with voice service providers, especially originating providers, to ensure they include robust Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations. Key clauses to examine: provider's duty to verify customer identity and business legitimacy, right to suspend or terminate services for suspected illegal robocall activity, compliance with FCC rules (including STIR/SHAKEN), and indemnification for violations of the TCPA and state telemarketing laws. Additionally, contracts with intermediate providers should require flow-down of KYC standards to all downstream customers.
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Coalition of 50 Attorneys General
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TelecommunicationsOfficial Press Release
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/07/28_Know-Your-Customer.asp
Know Your Customer Comments
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/Know-Your-Customer_Comments.pdf
Minnesota Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/
"Attorney General Ellison and a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general"
"pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls"
"Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)"
"Joining Attorney General Ellison in the letter are the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming."
"https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/Know-Your-Customer_Comments.pdf"
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