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"Do Not Call" Violators Fined $1.2M

Posted by kdawson on from the what-part-of-do-not-call-do-you-not-understand dept.

coondoggie writes "A federal court today spanked two telemarketers with some $1.2 million in civil penalties for violating the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call Rule. According to the FTC, the companies called consumers whose phone numbers were on the Do Not Call Registry without having obtained their express written agreement or having an 'established business relationship' with them. One group's telemarketers also allegedly abandoned many calls, by failing to connect the calls to a sales representative within two seconds after consumers answered, as required by law, the FTC stated. The cases were filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC."

3 of 185 comments (clear)

  1. Never happens by zoomshorts · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am on the list and they still call, and they NEVER answer
    after I speak and call them Niggers,Niggers,Niggers,Niggers, Niggers,
    Niggers ad nauseum.

    I wonder why?

    Seriously, these people should be able to be reported by forwarding
    their fake number to the FEDS, and a mandatory $5000.00 USD per call
    should be levied against the company. Naturally I should get $2500.00
    for doing the FED's work for them.

  2. Re:Phone Spam by larry+bagina · · Score: -1, Troll

    Since you're a deadbeat and don't pay your bills, eventually virgin will cut your phone service and this won't be a problem anymore.

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  3. Re:cost of doing business... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Having $1 billion in revenue instead of $300 billion doesn't suddenly make $1.2 million a big sum.

    *sigh* What a stupid statement. You must work for the US government.