Dish Network Dealers Settle With FTC Over 'Do Not Call' Charges
Separate court orders bar future 'do not call' violations
By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
September 22, 2009
Two authorized dealers of the satellite television provider Dish Network, formerly known as EchoStar, have agreed to settle charges that they violated the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule by calling consumers whose numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry.
At the FTC's request, the U.S. Department of Justice filed complaints against the dealers in March of this year, and at the same time charged Dish Network itself with violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, both on its own and through its authorized dealers. The lawsuit against Dish Network is still in litigation.
Read more: Dish Network Dealers Settle With FTC Over 'Do Not Call' Charges
Separate court orders bar future 'do not call' violations
By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
September 22, 2009
Two authorized dealers of the satellite television provider Dish Network, formerly known as EchoStar, have agreed to settle charges that they violated the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule by calling consumers whose numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry.
At the FTC's request, the U.S. Department of Justice filed complaints against the dealers in March of this year, and at the same time charged Dish Network itself with violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, both on its own and through its authorized dealers. The lawsuit against Dish Network is still in litigation.
Read more: Dish Network Dealers Settle With FTC Over 'Do Not Call' Charges
