| WHAT: | The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with other federal, state, and local law enforcement, will announce “Operation Call it Quits,” the latest joint-agency crackdown on telemarketers responsible for more than a billion illegal robocalls. |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, June 25, 10:30 a.m. CDT |
| WHERE: | FTC Midwest Region Office 230 S. Dearborn Street, Room 3030 Chicago, Illinois 60604 |
| WHO: | The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Director, Andrew Smith, will be joined by Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill and a consumer who has been adversely affected by unwanted telemarketing robocalls. Contact information will be available for all other state Attorneys General participating in the sweep. |
| CALL-IN LINE: | Call-in lines will be available for media only, and will be open 15 minutes before the press conference begins. The call-in number is: 1-800-230-1074, and the confirmation number is 469336. |
| FACEBOOK LIVE: | The event will be webcast, and can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/federaltradecommission. |
