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An Anonymous Coward writes:
The Guardian gives us an article about one woman fighting back against the ever more invasive robocall.
Many people dislike receiving robocalls. Araceli King disliked receiving 153 of them from a single company.
Time Warner Cable Inc must pay the insurance claims specialist $229,500 for placing 153 automated calls meant for someone else to her cellphone in less than a year, even after she told it to stop, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
King, of Irving, Texas, accused Time Warner Cable of harassing her by leaving messages for Luiz Perez, who once held her cellphone number, even after she made clear who she was in a seven-minute discussion with a company representative.
The calls were made through an "interactive voice response" system meant for customers who were late paying bills.
The article doesn't say if Luiz Perez paid his bill yet.
Original Submission
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2015, @06:48PM
Well no that i know its possible to win harassment against these companies, I'll be talking to fido (canadian cell phone carrier) about finally leaving me the fuck alone
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2015, @07:13PM
You mean your lawyer will win a case against your phone company, and you will pay your lawyer more than the amount of the unpaid bill.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday July 08 2015, @07:16PM
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