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DOJ and 4 States Want $24 Billion In Fines From Dish Network For Telemarketing (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on from the prince-albert-a-running-refrigerator-and-thou dept.

walterbyrd writes: The DOJ as well as Ohio, Illinois, California, and North Carolina say that Dish disregarded federal laws on call etiquette. US lawyers are asking for $900 million in civil penalties, and the four states are asking for $23.5 billion in fines, according to the Denver Post. 'Laws against phoning people on do-not-call lists and using recorded messages allow penalties of up to $16,000 per violation,' the Post added.

3 of 117 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First amendment by Dog-Cow · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The First Amendment guarantees a voice, but does not guarantee a platform. The fines for ignoring the DNC list are not for speaking; they are for violating the DNC list.

  2. Re:Too Bad by reboot246 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Lawyers can get a cut of lawsuits. These $$ are fines. Fines go directly to the government.

    But you're right that the people who were most affected won't see a penny.

  3. Re:Lots of money by TheReaperD · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We so need a corporate death penalty. This isn't quite the case for it to be used but, it should certainly exist. Also, if the corporation is sentenced to death, all of the C-level executives should have an automatic prison sentence that can be enhanced for their crimes.

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