PLA Community Forums The PLA community forums are administrated by RBCP, and were established on March 21, 2006. There are currently over 1,600 registered users, with over 50,000 posts on topics mostly related to the PLA. PLA: The Books In 2010, the Phone Losers of America book was released. In 2011, a second Phone Losers of America book was released, called Phone Losers of America: The Complete 'Zine Collection. This book was an archive of all of the original issues of the PLA e-zine, in a mostly unedited format. The e-zine The PLA e-zine was originally distributed electronically via a dial-up BBS, with an option to buy the magazine and have it shipped by mail. The e-zines ended in mid-1997. Other The PLA maintains an archive of answer machine messages in text-based format, which Motherboard have described as being the "ringtones of their day". Cactus A "Cactus" has become the PLA's mascot, as well as catch-phrase. The origin of the word dates back to an old prank call by RBCP, where he would say nothing but the word "cactus," over and over. In common usage, It can be stated with a question mark "Cactus?" or as an exclamation "Cactus!" Similar "Cactus" themed prank calls are often made by PLA members. Themed prank calls were often made under the pseudonym, Mildred Monday, a reference to a woman Brad often prank called. Legal issues In early November 2016, Carter reported that the FBI performed an early-morning raid on his recording studio, resulting in a temporary seizure of all technical equipment. The raid was triggered by an attempt to access customer profiles at numerous retail stores across the country, primarily Safeway, of which some were utilized for prank phone calls. The case was treated as a federal matter, and was presided over by Judge Marco A. Hernandez of the Federal District Court of Oregon. On October 16, 2017, Judge Hernandez sentenced Carter to eight months of home detention, followed by five years of probation. Carter must pay $19,600 in restitution to Safeway as a consequence. The sentencing came after Carter accepted a plea agreement with the prosecution. Despite the plea deal, Carter remains a convicted felon. Press The PLA has regularly received a fair amount of attention from the media, beginning with a front page article in the Sunday issue of the Belleville News Democrat on September 3, 1995. An editorial was written