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Verizon Wireless Takes Legal Action Against Florida, California

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Fri, 2 Sep 2005 02:01:45 -0400

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Verizon Wireless Takes Legal Action Against Florida, California
Telemarketers to Defend Customers' Privacy

Lawsuit Says Apparent Use Of Auto-Dialers and Pre-recorded Messages
In Calls To Cell Phones Violated Federal, State Laws

BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, owner and
operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, is standing
up once again for customer privacy rights in lawsuits charging two
telemarketing companies with illegal solicitation of cell phone users.

In separate lawsuits, believed to be the first of their kind by a U.S.
wireless provider against telemarketing firms, Verizon Wireless is
seeking injunctions against the two companies, Intelligent
Alternatives of San Diego, CA, and Resort Marketing Trends of Coral
Springs, FL, that apparently made hundreds of thousands of calls to
cell phone customers using pre-recorded messages and auto-dialers in
violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act as well as
state laws.

Based on information from customers and company employees who received
telemarketing calls on their mobile phones, Verizon Wireless is
seeking injunctions against the continued use of the illegal
telemarketing practices and also is asking the courts to award
monetary damages. Both suits were filed Wednesday: the Intelligent
Alternatives suit was filed in state Superior Court in Sacramento,
Calif.; the Resort Marketing suit was filed in state Superior Court in
Somerville, NJ.

- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=51511289

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