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Article: Verizon Wireless Settles Lawsuit with Telemarketer for Illegally Calling Customers About Movie.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- April 7, 2009
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Verizon Wireless said it has settled a lawsuit filed last month against Feature Films for Families, a Utah-based telemarketing company, for illegally calling Verizon Wireless customers and employees to advertise the movie, "The Velveteen Rabbit." In addition to a permanent injunction preventing any future calls, the Utah-based telemarketer has agreed to a $25,000 cash settlement, which Verizon Wireless is donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) (see also Verizon Wireless).
"Our customers' privacy is of utmost importance to Verizon Wireless, and we work every day to ensure it is protected. Telemarketers cannot be allowed to use unlawful methods ...