Telecom Service Provider Settles Robocall Campaign Allegations

XCast Labs Inc. has agreed to a court order resolving alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule involving aiding an illegal telemarketing campaign, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

The stipulated court order requires XCast, a Voice over Internet Protocol service provider, to pay a $10 million civil penalty as well as commit to not violating the TSR and conducting processes for screening its customers and the calls it transmits to identify potential illegal telemarketing, according to the DOJ.

The company allegedly provided VoIP services that transmitted billions of illegal robocalls and continued to do so after being alerted to ...