FTC settles suit over 2.6 billion illegal telemarketing calls 

The Federal Trade Commission said it had reached a settlement with two telemarketing companies that illegally called millions of consumers, banning the firms from the industry and requiring them to give up roughly $3 million in assets.The FTC said the companies made approximately 2.6 billion calls to consumers from January 2008 through August 2009 with prerecorded telemarketing messages about lower interest rates or auto warranties that were about to expire.

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FTC settles suit over 2.6 billion illegal telemarketing calls

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Gene Gerwin is president of CCI Telemarketing- a B2B lead generation service specialized in the technology industry. Started in 1993, CCI is proud to have served companies such as Hughes, Oracle, Autodesk, Mentor Graphics, EMC, and many more top technology firms.