Consumers Faced Nearly 5B Robocalls in March, Up 15% from Prior Month: YouMail

Consumers received nearly 5 billion unwanted robocalls in March, up 15% from February, said a YouMail report Friday (see 2303200005). "March's increase in robocall volume is disappointing, as we've been expecting the call volumes to start to decline, given the significant enforcement efforts and in-network call blocking now done by the carriers," said YouMail CEO Alex Quilici. The most common type of robocall campaign was a telemarketing call selling low-cost health insurance, the report said.