Cingular Wins Data Lawsuit

Cingular Wireless says that it has won its lawsuit against data broker 1st Source Information Specialists, ordering the cell phone records peddler and associated individuals to pay Cingular just over US$1 million in damages.

In December 2005, Cingular filed a civil lawsuit alleging that 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc. unlawfully acquired and disseminated Cingular customer records. Cingular subsequently obtained a permanent injunction against the data broker.

All told, Cingular has filed seven lawsuits against more than 30 corporate and individual defendants for alleged cell phone records theft. Cingular has already obtained permanent injunctions against most of these defendants.

Telemarketing and Spamming

In addition, Cingular has filed another three lawsuits to protect its customers from unsolicited and illegal telemarketing calls and text messages.

Cingular, which seeks injunctions and damages in all three lawsuits, is committed to protecting its customers from the annoyance and intrusion of illegal telemarketing and spam. Last month, Cingular filed three lawsuits against telemarketers for making unsolicited and illegal calls using autodialing systems. In addition, in August 2006, the company obtained an injunction against Passport Holidays for sending unsolicited text messages. All of these lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta."

Posted to the site on 20th November 2006