DIRECTV Telemarketers To Pay $75,000 Penalty for Do Not Call Violations
12:00pm Aug 15th 2006
from ftc.gov
Settlement Stems from Complaint Brought by FTC in December 2005
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has entered into a court settlement with Nomrah Records, Inc. and its president, Mark Harmon – named defendants in the recent DIRECTV telemarketing case. Under the settlement, filed today by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on the FTC’s behalf, Harmon will pay a $75,000 civil penalty and both he and the company will be barred from violating the Do Not Call (DNC) Rule and Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in the future.
In December 2005, the Commission charged DIRECTV and other defendants that telemarketed on DIRECTV’s behalf with violating the DNC Rule and the TSR by calling consumers, despite the fact that their numbers were on the National DNC Registry. In settling the charges, DIRECTV paid $5.3 million, representing at the time the largest-ever DNC penalty obtained by the Commission.
Settlement Stems from Complaint Brought by FTC in December 2005
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has entered into a court settlement with Nomrah Records, Inc. and its president, Mark Harmon – named defendants in the recent DIRECTV telemarketing case. Under the settlement, filed today by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on the FTC’s behalf, Harmon will pay a $75,000 civil penalty and both he and the company will be barred from violating the Do Not Call (DNC) Rule and Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in the future.
In December 2005, the Commission charged DIRECTV and other defendants that telemarketed on DIRECTV’s behalf with violating the DNC Rule and the TSR by calling consumers, despite the fact that their numbers were on the National DNC Registry. In settling the charges, DIRECTV paid $5.3 million, representing at the time the largest-ever DNC penalty obtained by the Commission.
