Kyle Hagee

Doesn't even sign his email. So for all of you being like best, Kyle, which I do, delete it. Delete it. You don't need it. All right, Toby, let me paint a picture for you. Your phone rings and it's an unknown number. You pick it up because you're convinced it's actually your crush calling from a new number. You say hello. Nothing happens. You say hello again.

A prerecorded message plays telling you that you're behind on a car payment and you need to pay immediately. You don't even own a car. You're confused. You hang up. Yes. This is a classic American experience, but thanks to the FTC, it's happening less and less each year.

A prerecorded message plays telling you that you're behind on a car payment and you need to pay immediately. You don't even own a car. You're confused. You hang up. Yes. This is a classic American experience, but thanks to the FTC, it's happening less and less each year.

A prerecorded message plays telling you that you're behind on a car payment and you need to pay immediately. You don't even own a car. You're confused. You hang up. Yes. This is a classic American experience, but thanks to the FTC, it's happening less and less each year.

Now, the Federal Trade Commission reported that unwanted telemarketing calls are down more than 51% since 2021, and they've dropped in each of the past three years. Now, This has been a major focus for the FTC. In 2023, the agency announced Operation Stop Spam Calls. Very creative name there. The largest crackdown on illegal telemarketing in the agency's history.

Now, the Federal Trade Commission reported that unwanted telemarketing calls are down more than 51% since 2021, and they've dropped in each of the past three years. Now, This has been a major focus for the FTC. In 2023, the agency announced Operation Stop Spam Calls. Very creative name there. The largest crackdown on illegal telemarketing in the agency's history.

Now, the Federal Trade Commission reported that unwanted telemarketing calls are down more than 51% since 2021, and they've dropped in each of the past three years. Now, This has been a major focus for the FTC. In 2023, the agency announced Operation Stop Spam Calls. Very creative name there. The largest crackdown on illegal telemarketing in the agency's history.

They've also gotten the big phone mobile carriers to do anti-spoofing protocols and to stop people from spoofing numbers. And they've also put out new regulations around AI, saying AI telemarketing is still telemarketing. Now, for every month in the fiscal year, robocalls made up the most of consumer complaints. Those are down.

They've also gotten the big phone mobile carriers to do anti-spoofing protocols and to stop people from spoofing numbers. And they've also put out new regulations around AI, saying AI telemarketing is still telemarketing. Now, for every month in the fiscal year, robocalls made up the most of consumer complaints. Those are down.

They've also gotten the big phone mobile carriers to do anti-spoofing protocols and to stop people from spoofing numbers. And they've also put out new regulations around AI, saying AI telemarketing is still telemarketing. Now, for every month in the fiscal year, robocalls made up the most of consumer complaints. Those are down.

I just thought it was interesting, the other common tactics, imposters. debt reduction, fake calls, and then energy, solar and utilities, fake calls. Now the FTC said they'll continue to be vigilant on this front. They also clarified that this doesn't mean you don't have to call your grandma anymore. So please pick up the phone and call her. Toby, have you felt like spam calls are down?

I just thought it was interesting, the other common tactics, imposters. debt reduction, fake calls, and then energy, solar and utilities, fake calls. Now the FTC said they'll continue to be vigilant on this front. They also clarified that this doesn't mean you don't have to call your grandma anymore. So please pick up the phone and call her. Toby, have you felt like spam calls are down?

I just thought it was interesting, the other common tactics, imposters. debt reduction, fake calls, and then energy, solar and utilities, fake calls. Now the FTC said they'll continue to be vigilant on this front. They also clarified that this doesn't mean you don't have to call your grandma anymore. So please pick up the phone and call her. Toby, have you felt like spam calls are down?

I never do, but I feel like I get so many spam calls still.

I never do, but I feel like I get so many spam calls still.

I never do, but I feel like I get so many spam calls still.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, we're kind of in this interesting purgatory period, though, where, like, Trump is going to be president in, like, you know, a couple months. Obviously, focus on China relations will be major in this administration and the next.