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Articles tagged with: Federal Trade Commission and Ftc
False Email Rumors About Telemarketers and Cellphone Numbers
WASHINGTON (AP)--An email warning consumers that cellphone numbers will soon be released to telemarketers is making the rounds again, and government officials have a key detail they'd like to add: it's totally bogus. more
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US calls for moves to control mobile spam
The USA's telecoms regulator, the FCC is calling for comments on a proposal to ban Spam on mobile phones and unauthorized telemarketing calls. This action is in response to Congress' passage of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act). more
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Marketers of radiation protection patches settle FTC charges
Distributors of the "WaveShield" cell phone radiation patches that claim to protect consumers by blocking up to 99% of electromagnetic ("EM") radiation emitted by cell and cordless phones have agreed to settle USA Federal Trade Commission charges that their claims are unsubstantiated and false. The settlement with Interact Communications, and its president, Sheldon Kalnitsky, bars false or unsubstantiated claims about radiation-blocking phone shields or other similar devices. more
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Prosecuted for selling cell phone radiation blockers
Two companies who marketed and sold bogus cell phone radiation protection patches have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the USA's federal laws by making false and misleading claims about their products. Using television and Internet advertising, Safety Cell, Inc. and Rhino International, Inc. deceptively indicated that their patches, designed to fit over the earpiece of any cell phone, could block a substantial amount of radiation and other electromagnetic energy emitted by cellular telephones, thereby reducing consumers' exposure to this radiation. Under separate settlements, both sets of defendants are required to have adequate scientific evidence to substantiate claims about the performance, efficacy, or benefit of any good or service. The settlement in Rhino requires them to pay US$342,665 in redress to consumers who purchased Rhino's "WaveScrambler" patch. more
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Phone shield companies sued in America
The USA's Federal Trade Commission has charged two companies that sold devices that purportedly protect users from electromagnetic radiation emitted by cellular telephones with making false and unsubstantiated claims. In two separate court actions announced today, the FTC alleges that Stock Value 1, and Comstar Communications falsely represented that their products block up to 97% or 99% of radiation and other electromagnetic energy emitted by cellular telephones, thereby reducing consumers' exposure to this radiation. According to the FTC, the defendants lacked a reasonable basis to substantiate their claims. The Commission is seeking permanent injunctions, consumer redress, and other equitable relief. more
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