Tag: Telemarketing Sales Rule

  • FTC Fines Tech Support Companies $26M for Violating TSR, FTC Act

    FTC Fines Tech Support Companies $26M for Violating TSR, FTC Act

    The Federal Trade Commission has announced that two foreign companies will pay $26 million to settle claims their violated the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule when they duped older consumers into spending tens of millions of dollars on unnecessary computer repairs. The FTC filed its complaint yesterday in federal court, but also announced…