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Verizon Fights Back Against Mobile Phone Spam

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday September 4, 2005 @09:28PM from the corporate-cheerleading-is-ok-this-time dept.

The Register is reporting that Verizon filed two separate lawsuits earlier this week against companies it claims spammed their customers with automated telemarketing calls. In addition to seeking a cease and desist, they are also apparently seeking "monetary damages."

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Re:Telemarketing is just another job by Darkon · 2005-09-04 22:22 · Score: 4, Insightful

Telemarketing is just another job

You're telling me that scamming vulnerable and trusting elderly folks into buying stuff they don't need or making dodgy investments is 'just another job'?