Telecoms Company Avid Sued by 49 States Over ‘Billions of Illegal Robocalls’

A passerby uses a mobile phone while entering a subway station, in Boston, on July 29, 2019. Steven Senne/AP Photo

Attorneys general from 49 U.S. states are suing telecommunications company Avid Telecom, claiming the firm is “initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people.”

The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on May 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, where Avid Telecom is headquartered.