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Toner marketer settles FTC 'toner-phoner' charges

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Modern Concept Marketing has agreed to pay $2 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule in its marketing of laser-printer toner cartidges. The FTC accused the Reseda, CA-based company of committing 'toner-phoner'fraud when it used its telemarketers to misrepresent to consumers that its products were new Hewlett-Packard and IBM/Lexmark products.

Author: Hovanyetz, Scott
Publisher: Haymarket Media, Inc.
Publication Name: DM News
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-3588
Year: 2001
Modern Concept Marketing

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Privacy group decries message 'loophole'

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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) termed the proposal of the Federal Trade Commission, which allowed prerecorded telemarketing messages to existing customers, ambiguous in the national no-call list. EPIC's comments on the proposal are examined.

Author: Hovanyetz, Scott
Publisher: Haymarket Media, Inc.
Publication Name: DM News
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-3588
Year: 2004
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Electronic Privacy Information Center

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DNC access fees rise again; oversight urged

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Telemarketing industry representatives requested the Federal Trade Commission to show restrain after it hiked fee for calling the numbers on national no-calling list. Complete details in this context are discussed.

Author: Hovanyetz, Scott
Publisher: Haymarket Media, Inc.
Publication Name: DM News
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-3588
Year: 2005
International economic relations, Advertising, Marketing industry, Trade policy

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Subjects list: United States, Telemarketing, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, United States. Federal Trade Commission
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