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Will Wiquist, (202) 418-0509
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For Immediate Release
FCC SIGNS ROBOCALL AGREEMENT WITH CANADIAN 
REGULATOR
Commission Continues International Enforcement Partnerships
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WASHINGTON, November 17, 2016 – The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and the Canadian 
Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission today announced a formal agreement, 
committing the two agencies to work together to combat unlawful robocalls. The Memorandum 
of Understanding represents the FCC’s commitment to working cooperatively with international 
regulators to combat robocalls and caller ID spoofing.  
“Robocall scams are as much of a menace to American consumers as they are to Canadians,” said 
Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc. “We know that a lot of these calls originate from 
outside the United States. It is imperative that we work with our counterparts around the globe to 
quickly identify the origin of these calls and to shut them down at their source.” 
Under the agreement, the two agencies agree to cooperate on enforcement matters related to 
unlawful robocalls and caller ID spoofing.  These agencies have also committed to exchange
information about investigations and complaints, share knowledge and expertise, provide
information about legal theories and economic analysis, keep each other abreast of significant 
legal developments, and provide other appropriate assistance. 
This agreement follows on the heels of a similar memorandum of understanding that the 
Enforcement Bureau signed last June with members of the Unsolicited Communications 
Enforcement Network (formerly the London Action Plan). This coalition coordinates and 
promotes international cooperation and activities targeting unlawful communications like 
robocall and robotext scams. Members, like the FCC, share intelligence, identify common threats, 
learn from each other’s best practices, and assist each other with investigations where 
permissible.  
The Memorandum of Understanding is available at: http://go.usa.gov/x8T2s
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order 
constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).