Take action today! FCC to vote on call blocking

Cornerstone Credit Union League joined CUNA on Tuesday in issuing an action alert to solicit credit union comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s June 6 vote on a declaratory ruling regarding default call blocking. CUNA’s Grassroots Action Center contains information about the issue and provides a submission form to send comments to the FCC today, May 30.

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai announced earlier this month that FCC will take action on a proposal to allow voice service providers to block robocalls by default.

The ruling would complicate or erode a credit union's ability to relay information and implement consumer protections regarding fraud, privacy, and account activity and could potentially endanger not only consumers' financial well-being, but also safe and sound credit union practices.

Specifically, the FCC will consider allowing telephone providers to:

• block calls from callers it suspects are using autodialers;
• give consumers the ability to block all calls from phone numbers that are not in the consumers' contact list.

The FCC is expected to vote on the proposal at its June 6 meeting. If approved, these changes would become effective immediately. Please visit CUNA's Grassroots Action Center today and voice your comments on this important issue.