Marty Jackley urges FCC to strengthen illegal robocall rules
Jackley joined a multistate coalition urging the FCC to strengthen rules aimed at stopping illegal robocalls.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYKOTA is a local news outlet with an identified reporter and a straightforward account of the coalition’s request and Jackley’s statement. The story provides limited independent sourcing or detail beyond the letter’s requests and quoted remarks.
- Source type — Local news outlet; a reasonable basis for regional reporting, though not a national outlet.
- Author attribution — A reporter is named.
- Editorial standards — The article is presented as a reported news story and attributes Jackley’s remarks.
- Transparency — The story identifies the letter’s requests but gives little additional sourcing or documentary detail.
The article clearly summarizes the coalition’s requested changes and attributes a relevant statement to Jackley. It offers little detail from the letter itself and no response from the FCC or other perspective on the proposed requirements.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The account conveys the coalition’s position and Jackley’s rationale, but includes no FCC response, provider perspective or other counterargument.
- Source diversity — The article relies on the coalition’s requests and Jackley’s statement.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from regulators or affected providers is included.
- Loaded language — The wording is generally restrained.
The article uses largely neutral language to describe a request for stronger robocall safeguards and attributes the supporting rationale to Jackley and the coalition. It does not display a discernible partisan framing.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language without partisan or inflammatory terms.
- Framing — Focuses on the coalition’s requested regulatory changes and their stated purpose.
- Source selection — The article primarily presents the coalition’s position and includes no opposing source.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joined attorneys general from 49 states and jurisdictions in urging the FCC to strengthen rules intended to block illegal robocalls. Their requests include tougher provider screening, monitoring and enforcement.
Jackley joined a coalition of attorneys general that sent the Federal Communications Commission a letter seeking stronger “Know Your Upstream Provider” requirements. Jackley said stronger oversight is needed to keep fraudulent calls from reaching consumers. The rules are intended to make phone providers verify companies sending calls through their networks and stop illegal traffic from being passed to consumers.
The coalition asked the FCC to improve screening and monitoring of upstream providers, strengthen enforcement of the STIR/SHAKEN caller authentication system, implement new robocall regulations quickly, preserve related data and penalize providers that fail to meet requirements. Jackley serves on a multistate task force that launched Operation Robocall Roundup in 2025.
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South Dakota attorney general urging stronger FCC rules against illegal robocalls
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