FTC offers $50,000 prize to thwart robocall schemes

James Dohnert
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New competition looks to bring an end to robocall menace

We've all heard those annoying prerecorded marketing voice messages before. They're the spam of telephones. While many might just grind their teeth bear it, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ha...

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