CT AG Tong participated in FTC's Operation Stop Scam Calls — largest telemarketing crackdown in FTC history. 180+ actions targeting telemarketers, lead generators ("consent farms"), and VoIP providers. CT's enforcement posture combines multistate coordination with state-specific legislative tools (SB 1058). State-level enforcement particularly effective because CT updated its laws to match modern robocall ecosystem.

CT SB 1058 (signed June 2023) modernized the state's telemarketing laws — first update since 2015. Expanded statutes to cover text messages. Banned gateway VoIP providers from facilitating overseas scams. Allows enforcement against calls received by CT area codes regardless of origin. Restricted calling hours to 9 AM - 8 PM (tighter than federal). Requires prior express written consent for all telephonic sales calls. CT consumers received 471 million robocalls in 2022.

CT AG Tong sued Avid Telecom as part of 49-state coalition. Avid transmitted 24.5 billion calls (90%+ robocalls) despite 329 traceback notifications. CT among 16 states leading the Anti-Robocall Task Force. Important context: CT updated telemarketing statutes (SB 1058) in 2023 to cover text messages, ban gateway VoIP providers from facilitating overseas scams, and restrict calling hours to 9 AM - 8 PM.

CT AG Tong joined federal settlement shutting down operation that made 1 billion+ deceptive charity robocalls collecting $110M+. 34 million calls to CT numbers alone (Jan 2016 - Aug 2019), including multiple calls per hour to some families. $110M judgment (suspended for inability to pay). Companies shut down, managers permanently barred from fundraising and robocall telemarketing. CT AG noted the disproportionate impact on elderly donors.