Utah joins fight against Robocalls

Utah is joining 41 other states in a push to get the FCC to adopt new rules that will combat illegal robocalls.

In a joint letter sent to the commission, Attorney General Sean Reyes asks them to focus on calls originating outside the U.S. that are spoofing phone numbers to appear as if they are local.

The FCC reports that the U.S. saw a 57-percent increase in robocalls from 2017 to 2018.

About 187-million robocalls targeted Utahn's last year.