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Dish Network Violated Do-Not-Call 57 Million Times

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-stop-calling dept.

lightbox32 writes Dish Network has been found guilty of violating the Do Not Call list on 57 million separate occasions. They were also found liable for abandoning or causing telemarketers to abandon nearly 50 million outbound telephone calls, in violation of the abandoned-call provision of the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule. Penalties for infringing on the Do Not Call list can be up to a whopping $16,000 for each outbound call.

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  1. Make an example of them. by JDAustin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Fine them to the max and if they shut down, they shut down. That will wake up the rest of the corps that do this.

  2. Re:.912 Trillion dollars. by davester666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actual penalty: $57.00

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