BUSINESS BRIEFING / COURTS
Times Wire Reports
Federal regulators are filing suits against several companies they say are behind a national wave of spam “robo-calls” that warn people their auto warranties are expiring and offer new service plans.
The Federal Trade Commission says it has asked a federal court in Chicago to halt the illegal telemarketing campaign of “your car warranty has expired.”
Officials say as many as 1 billion of the nuisance calls have been made to Americans.
The FTC named Voice Touch Inc. and Transcontinental Warranty Inc. in the suits. It is seeking injunctions forcing them to return allegedly ill-gotten gains.
