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Columbia House Settles, Will Pay $300,000

Published on July 18, 2005 | Email this article
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Columbia House agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations by the FTC that it violated the national no-call list by calling “tens of thousands” of former members who were on the no-call list after the legal time limit for existing business relationships had expired, according to DM News. Telemarketers can call those on the list up to 18 months after they made a purchase or three months after they made an inquiry. A compliance program put in place by Columbia House to avoid such violations proved ineffective, said the FTC.

 

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