H.R. 5095 · 109th Congress

To prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2006-04-05
Latest action
2006-04-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Summary

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate a rule to prohibit, as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, making any outbound telephone call that alters, masks, or disguises, or employs any technology to alter, mask, or disguise, the automatic number identification of the caller, with the intent to deceive the person to whom the call is made.