NEW YORK — Marketing calls usually make your cellphone ring, but if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules in the companies’ favor, those credit card, financing and debt collection calls could legally go straight to your voicemail box in unlimited numbers....

By Sarah Shemkus GLOBE CORRESPONDENT  Just about everyone hates receiving calls from telemarketers, political campaigns, and debt collectors. In 1991, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act was put in place, with protections to help reduce the onslaught. In 2003, the National...

A petition to exempt ringless voicemails from anti-robocall rules has been withdrawn after heavy opposition. In March, a marketing company called All About the Message petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a ruling that would prevent anti-robocall rules from applying...