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And then they'll add on a monthly robocall prevention fee to your bill. :P


They're testing the waters for that already, https://www.zdnet.com/article/at-t-to-auto-block-fraud-roboc...


These new telco blockers only work on VOIP lines, not copper-wire POTS phones. The service is not even available for POTS, it's only the major telcos creating a /r/selfhosted RoboKiller who make it available for the kinds of phone lines that go down in a power outage..




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