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I wonder which state abstained from “the FCC’s robocall enforcement partnerships with leaders from 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.”


It’s Nebraska.


Search as I may, I can’t for the life of me find the reason why. Does the robocalling industry have particular pull in Nebraska for some reason, or as far as we can tell are they just wanting to go their own way?


The explanation someone gave me years ago was that midwesterners can speak to northerners and southerners without needing a translator, and the cost of labor in rural Nebraska and Kansas (which also had a ton of call centers at the time) is low.


Hmm. Can I configure my smartphone to block all calls from Nebraska?




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