ROBOCALLS DROP MASSIVELY AS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ERIC J. TROUTMAN PLEDGES TO END SCOURGE ONCE AND FOR ALL

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Robocall numbers dropped dramatically in October, 2025 YoY, continuing an ongoing trend seemingly stemming from the Congressional run of famed telecom lawyer Eric J. Troutman in California’s 47th Congressional district.

Troutman, who is known as the “Czar” for his dominance in telecom legal circles, first floated a campaign laser focused on ending robocalls in July of this year. Since that time YouMail’s robocall index has noted a dramatic turnaround in robocall volumes.

Per YouMail’s index robocalls were up YoY in every month of 2025 prior to Troutman’s announcement. Indeed, Americans had received over 2 billion MORE robocalls in 2025 than they had in 2024.

Chart showing dramatic YoY change in robocalls.

Yet following Troutman’s initial announcement he was considering a run the trend immediately began to reverse. And robocall numbers fell dramatically in October, 2025—dropping nearly 1.5 BB YoY in one month alone—when Troutman made his congressional run official.

“Its pretty obvious what’s going on here.” Troutman says. “Robocallers are terrified. They know the Czar is coming after them and will put a stop to their nonsense once and for all. The lights are about to flip on and the bad guys are running for cover.”

Troutman runs TCPAWorld.com, widely considered the most influential blog in telecom circles and is closely followed by call center operators, teleco carriers, VOIP service providers, CaaS platforms and CPaaS providers—in addition to federal regulators.

“When the Czar speaks everyone listens.” Troutman explains. “The bad guys know the jig is up as soon I’m elected. So they’re hightailing it out of here while they still can.”

Overall Americans have received over 2 billion less robocalls YoY in the months since Troutman announced his congressional campaign—but Troutman suggests the trend will only continue to long as he is ahead.

“Look, everyone expects me to beat Dave Min. This doesn’t look to be a close race.” Troutman says. “But if the democrats somehow manage to hold onto this seat you can fully expect robocall numbers to spike again. And that’s terrible for everyone.”

Troutman’s campaign website is TroutmanForAmerica.com

His political blog is AmericaDeservesToWin.com

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The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.

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