Nothing steams consumers like robocalls, which is why the Federal Trade Commission launched a contest last year calling for ideas to tackle the nuisance. The winners of that challenge were announced Tuesday. Each of two winners will receive $25,000 to bring their robocall solutions to market. In addition to the monetary awards, the agency issued a technology achievement award, designed to recognize organizations of 10 employees or more who also submitted ideas for thwarting robocalls.
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Feds Crown Winners of Robocall Whacking Contest
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 3, 2013 11:19 AMNothing steams consumers like robocalls, which is why the Federal Trade Commission launched a contest last year calling for ideas to tackle the nuisance. The winners of that challenge were announced Tuesday. Each of two winners will receive $25,000 to bring their robocall solutions to market. In addition to the monetary awards, the agency issued a technology achievement award, designed to recognize organizations of 10 employees or more who also submitted ideas for thwarting robocalls.