RiseStar
November 1st, 2006, 07:07 PM
[Courtesy Skyreport]
Four businesses - one being the country's largest satellite TV provider - have been ordered by the Missouri Attorney General to pay a total of $100,000 for calling residents on the state's No-Call list. AG Jay Nixon said Friday that DIRECTV will pay $50,000 of the fine for making the telemarketing calls to consumers that have registered not to be bothered with the cold calls.
According to reports, Nixon took up the case after residents began to complain that they were receiving telemarketing calls - a violation of the No-Call law. DIRECTV will pay its portion of the fine to the state of Missouri for making the calls marketing satellite equipment and programming packages.
"Five years into the Missouri No Call law, my office remains committed to the aggressive pursuit of those businesses that still violate it," Nixon said. "Thanks to our track record of tough enforcement of the law and collecting more than $1.8 million from telemarketers, more than 2.3 million Missouri families need not worry about annoying telemarketing calls."
In addition to the penalties, the orders from the St. Louis City Circuit Court require each business to obtain current copies of the No-Call list and comply with the law in the future. Since the No-Call law went into effect in July 2001, Nixon's office has collected $1,813,500 in penalties from businesses that violated the law.
Four businesses - one being the country's largest satellite TV provider - have been ordered by the Missouri Attorney General to pay a total of $100,000 for calling residents on the state's No-Call list. AG Jay Nixon said Friday that DIRECTV will pay $50,000 of the fine for making the telemarketing calls to consumers that have registered not to be bothered with the cold calls.
According to reports, Nixon took up the case after residents began to complain that they were receiving telemarketing calls - a violation of the No-Call law. DIRECTV will pay its portion of the fine to the state of Missouri for making the calls marketing satellite equipment and programming packages.
"Five years into the Missouri No Call law, my office remains committed to the aggressive pursuit of those businesses that still violate it," Nixon said. "Thanks to our track record of tough enforcement of the law and collecting more than $1.8 million from telemarketers, more than 2.3 million Missouri families need not worry about annoying telemarketing calls."
In addition to the penalties, the orders from the St. Louis City Circuit Court require each business to obtain current copies of the No-Call list and comply with the law in the future. Since the No-Call law went into effect in July 2001, Nixon's office has collected $1,813,500 in penalties from businesses that violated the law.