[telecom] FCC nods itself awake, fines a "robo-caller". Well, maybe.

May 08, 2014 0 Replies
[FCC press release]

FCC PLANS $2.9 MILLION FINE AGAINST ONLINE COMPANY FOR MAKING POLITICAL



ROBOCALLS TO CELL PHONES



Wash DC - The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine Dialing Services, LLC $2,944,000 for allegedly making numerous illegal "robocalls" to mobile phones. These robocalls contained artificial or prerecorded voice messages on behalf of political campaigns and candidates. The Commission had previously cited Dialing Services for making more than 4.7 million robocalls to mobile phones without consumer permission during the 2012 election cycle. ===== rest:

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