FCC Cites Firm Under ‘Do-Not-Call’ Law

REGULATION

U.S. regulators issued the first citation to a telemarketer for allegedly calling people who had registered for a national “do-not-call” list to avoid such sales pitches.

The Federal Communications Commission cited CPM Funding Inc. of Irvine, which does business as California Pacific Mortgage, after it received consumer complaints of unwanted sales solicitations.

The FCC did not fine CPM but said that if it continued to violate the do-not-call regulation, the company could be fined as much as $11,000 for each call. The FCC said it had received eight consumer complaints about CPM Funding, which did not return calls seeking comment.

From Bloomberg News