04-17-2009, 08:15 PM
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DirecTV and Comcast to pay fines for "Do Not Call"
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By Kathy Shwiff
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) agreed to pay $2.3 million and Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) $900,000 to settle charges of violating the federal "do not call" law.
The satellite-television provider and Comcast, the nation's largest cable-TV concern, were accused of having employees or telemarketers call consumers who specifically told the companies not to call them again.
A DirecTV telemarketer also agreed to pay a $115,000 penalty for making prerecorded sales calls to consumers who asked not to be called.
The Federal Trade Commission said DirecTV violated a 2005 court order barring it from making such calls. The company paid $5.3 million under that order. "What makes DirecTV's actions especially troubling is that it is a two-time offender," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
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Article - WSJ.com
In this day and age, do telephone marketers actually make money by cold calling (or from a list) people? Man, shame on Direct. |
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