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Telecom That Made Biden Deepfake Scam Possible Will Pay FCC $1 Million
Earlier this yr, an AI-powered fake audio of President Biden reached voters in New Hampshire. The FCC quickly responded, identifying the offender as Texas-based Life Corporation, which had been behind similar scams for years, and fined them and a person related to them $6 million. But the scammers also enlisted the assistance of a game-changing telecom that had previously been implicated in shady activities. Lingo Telecom, because it is now known (also often called Ameritel, Excel, Impact, Startec, Trinsic, etc.) pay a civil penalty of $1 million and we agree that this time we will certainly follow the principles, ranging from now.
Telecom corporations like Lingo shouldn’t enable fraud by providing services to known bad carriers. “Communication service providers are the first line of defense against these threats and will be held accountable,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.