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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  November  3,  2003  Suzanne  Tetreault  (202)  418-  7450 
 Suzanne.  Tetreault@  fcc.  gov 


 STATEMENT  OF  ENFORCEMENT  BUREAU  CHIEF  DAVID  H.  SOLOMON  ON  $1.2  MILLION  CONSENT  DECREE  REGARDING  ALLEGEDLY  MISLEADING 
 TELEMARKETING  CAMPAIGN  BY  LONG  DISTANCE  CARRIER  NOS  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 


 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Today,  Federal  Communications  Commission  Enforcement  Bureau  Chief  David  H.  Solomon  issued  the  following  statement  regarding  the  Consent  Decree  between  the 
 Enforcement  Bureau  and  NOS  Communications,  Inc.  and  related  companies  (NOS)  approved  by  an  FCC  administrative  law  judge  last  week.  See  Public  Notice,  DA  03-  3498  (Oct.  30,  2003). 


 “This  Consent  Decree  demonstrates  again  the  FCC’s  strong  commitment  to  ensuring  that  American  consumers  get  clear  and  accurate  information  from  telecommunications  companies  so 
 that  they  can  make  informed  choices.  In  addition  to  making  a  payment  to  the  U.  S.  Treasury  of  $1.2  million,  NOS  has  committed  to  alter  its  telemarketing  practices  in  significant  respects  so 
 that  consumers  are  not  misled  by  NOS’s  campaigns  to  win  back  former  customers.  The  Enforcement  Bureau  will  be  carefully  monitoring  NOS’s  compliance  with  the  Consent  Decree 
 and  stands  ready  to  take  further  aggressive  enforcement  steps  should  NOS  fail  to  comply  fully.” 


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