AOL to pay $5,000 in CA telemarketing case

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A California court has ordered America Online (AOL) to pay a state resident $5,026 in damages for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Gerry Standefer of Mentone, CA, said AOL called him repeatedly at home asking if he would like to have his name included in AOL's do-not- call list. He added that he also received several calls per week from AOL for 90 days of free Internet access. The TCPA requires that companies maintain databases of persons who request not to be called and eliminate their phone numbers from their telemarketing lists.

Virginia, Internet service providers, America Online Inc.

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MN Public Radio agrees to change its list policy

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Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) has settled its lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general's office over MPR's list-sharing practices. The settlement requires MPR to modify its list-sharing policy but will not pay additional fees or damages. MPR would change the term 'occasionally' to 'regularly' in describing how frequent it shares its list of donors with other parties. However, MPR criticized Attorney-General Mike Hatch saying the lawsuit should not have happened had Hatch disclosed his concerns beforehand.

Minnesota, Radio Stations, Educational Radio Stations, Public radio stations, Minnesota Public Radio Inc.

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BMW Financial Services launches offers for credit cards

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BMW Financial Services will launch a mailing promotion for its BMW Card, a Visa Platinum credit card that allows cardholders to earn points redeemable for BMW merchandise. The company is mailing 1.5 million direct- mail pieces touting the BMW Card to its database of BMW drivers. The BMW Card is one of two credit cards that the company introduced in the US, the other being the BMW Ultimate Card, which has the benefits of a Visa Signature card.

New Jersey, Advertising, Installment Sales Companies, Sales Financing, Consumer finance companies, BMW Financial Services

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