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Article: Settlement erases adult Web-site charges for thousands.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2004
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Byline: Jeff Gelles
Dec. 7--Thousands of consumers who say they were wrongly billed for visits to adult Web sites will have their bills forgiven thanks to a settlement announced yesterday by the Federal Trade Commission and Alyon Technologies Inc., of Secaucus, N.J.
Alyon admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to drop claims to $17 million it had sought from consumers who challenged the charges.
The FTC says $22 million in additional billings could be dropped if consumers sign affidavits saying they are not responsible -- because the charges either were completely in error or were agreed to by minors or someone else unauthorized by the person billed. ...