(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Verizon Wireless has obtained a permanent injunction blocking a Miami telemarketer from making automated calls to its customers, the mobile phone company said.
The injunction comes after Verizon Wireless reached an agreement with All Star Vacations and Marketing Group, which Verizon sued in February, along with another Florida travel company, for illegally soliciting wireless phone customers.
Verizon Wireless, jointly owned by Verizon Communications, and Vodafone Group, said more than 500,000 of its customers received telephone calls in Spanish from All Star on behalf of the two travel companies. The customers were told they had won a trip to one of several resorts and then directed to call a toll-free number to claim the prize.
Verizon Wireless and All Star agreed on the injunction May 24, and the agreement was later entered into New Jersey Superior Court by Judge Robert Reed.
Under the settlement, All Star has paid $5,000 in damages to Verizon Wireless, which will donate the money to Casa de Esperenza, which works to prevent domestic violence in Latino communities.
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