United States of America: Announced FTC public lawsuit against XCast Labs over alleged facilitation of illegal robocalls through VoIP provider

On 12 May 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against XCast Labs, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, on consumer protection grounds. The FTC alleged that XCast Labs facilitated millions of unlawful robocalls. XCast Labs is alleged to have continued to transmit illegal robocalls even after receiving explicit warnings from the FTC. The FTC found that many of these robocalls were part of campaigns impersonating federal officials, aimed at generating telemarketing leads, which resulted in illegal and unwanted calls to consumers.