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Companies suspected of routing illegal robocalls in Kentucky put on notice

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The Federal Communications Commission has issued a $6 million fine against the political consultant who sent AI-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary. Steve Kramer also faces two dozen criminal charges in New Hampshire. Kramer has admitted orchestrating the message sent to thousands of voters. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The Federal Communications Commission has issued a $6 million fine against the political consultant who sent AI-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary. Steve Kramer also faces two dozen criminal charges in New Hampshire. Kramer has admitted orchestrating the message sent to thousands of voters. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Kentucky's top cop is sending a warning to phone companies over robocall scams.

Attorney General Russell Coleman sent a warning Thursday to four voice service providers that have been transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks.

VSPs can be loosely defined as any service that is interconnected with the public switched telephone network and that furnishes voice communications to an end user.

In this case, the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force — a collection of attorneys general across the country — has issued the notices to KWK Communications, Inbound Communications, AKA Management, and CallVox LLC. Should the providers continue to transmit robocalls and violate state and federal laws, the task force says it may pursue further legal actions against the companies and their owners.

Under current rules, voice service providers must register on the FCC’s database to operate in the United States. However, a loophole has allowed robocallers to continue accessing the U.S. telephone network.

In November alone, Kentuckians received an estimated 55.7 million robocalls of the nearly 5 billion robocalls placed nationwide, according to the AG's office.

Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington and try his hand in public radio.