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A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO STOP THE ABUSE OF NATIONAL AND STATE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND URGE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE A SCOURGE OF VILE, DEFAMATORY AND ANONYMOUS ROBOCALS INUNDATING RESIDENTS OF ORLAND PARK, IL.
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WHEREAS, telephones, specifically mobile phones have become a vital part of everyday life and citizens rely on them for ease of communication and accessing information; and
WHEREAS, the abuse of this technology by scam artists and criminals leads to significant disruptions in everyday life and substantial financial losses; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Trade Commission received 4.5 million complaints in 2018 from citizens frustrated with incessant scam callers and robocalls; and
WHEREAS, 30 billion robocalls were made in 2017, a number that is growing from year-to-year; and
WHEREAS, having a phone number registered on the national Do Not Call Registry does little to discourage or stop criminal phone scams; and
WHEREAS, because of the use of false telephone numbers, the frequency of the calls and the inability of agencies to enforce existing laws, the federal government and telecom companies are taking steps to stop the overwhelming flood of fraudulent and unsolicited phone calls that consumers receive; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation, The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement Act (“TRACED Act”), aimed at addressing the increasing number of illegal robocalls; and
WHEREAS, the TRACED Act legislation will help find and prosecute robocallers; and
WHEREAS, over the past few years, residents of the Village of Orland Park, IL have been inundated by a scourge of vile, defamatory, and anonymous robocalls, harassing and disturbing residents to breach the peace of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the individuals responsible for these vile, defamatory, and anon...
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