Re: ADT agreed to pay slightly more than $2 million

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey..but those shoddy practices keep US in bizness...eh? I say let'em
rip...the worse they are the more money we make fixing them. It's the likes
of Binky that need to be taken for a ride.

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Crash Gordon
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<I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe>
"alarman" <thatsallfolksl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:30qYi.1565$L15.1183@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Just Looking wrote:
| > The FTC on Wednesday announced multimillion-dollar penalties against
| > three companies -- lender Ameriquest Mortgage Co., adjustable bed
| > seller Craftmatic Industries Inc., and home alarm firm ADT Security
| > Services -- for violations of the Do Not Call list rules.
| >
| > ADT agreed to pay slightly more than $2 million to settle charges
| > that two of its authorized dealers -- Alarm King and Direct Security
| > Services -- placed telemarketing calls to consumers on the (do not
| > call) list. While ADT did not place the calls, the FTC held it
| > responsible for the marketing tactics of its affiliates.
| >
| > http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/11/ftc-rings-up--1.html
|
| Great. Now if only ADT would be held accountable for the shoddy
installation
| and service practices of its affiliates.
|
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| js
|
| - The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
| ( Also, the harder they bite, punch, and kick.)
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