Alyon settles with FTC
p2pnet.net News:- Alyon Technologies, accused of illegally billing customers $4.99 a minute for dial-up connections to porn sites, can keep the money following a deal with the Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC will drop its investigation of the company, but Alyon will have to, “forgive $17 million in customers’ bills as part of an agreement,” says the Associated Press, going on:
“Also as part of the settlement, the New Jersey-based company will forgive $22 million in bills incurred before June 15, 2003, for customers who dispute the claims. Customers with bills for the same time period who have disputed the claims will be credited.”
Alyon agreed to get verifiable consent from customers and to inform customers of their right to dispute charges in future bills, says AP, adding:
“The company must also refrain from installing programs or spyware on customers’ computers.”
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See:-
illegally billing - Internet Company Settles With FTC, Associated Press, December 6, 2004
