Savvy Senior: How Seniors Can Stop Frustrating Robocalls

Dear Savvy Senior,

Is there anything seniors can do to stop perpetual robocalls? It seems like I get five to 10 a day on my home and cell phone, and I’m sick of it!

--Frustrated Frank

Dear Frank,

Robocalls make up around 50 percent of all phone calls today, and it’s only getting worse. Americans were hit with 26.3 billion robocalls in 2018, a whopping 46 percent increase from the year before. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools available today that can help you greatly reduce them.

Register Your Numbers

If you haven’t already done so, your first step to limiting at least some unwanted ca...