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Dish Network To Pay $50,000 for Missouri Do Not Call Violations

May 5, 2005
Satellite television provider EchoStar Communications — which does business as Dish Network — will pay a civil penalty of $50,000 for telemarketing calls made to Missourians on the state’s No Call list, Attorney General Jay Nixon said.

The assurance of voluntary compliance alleges that EchoStar and its authorized dealers placed telemarketing calls soliciting the sale of satellite television services since July 2001 to consumers on Missouri’s No Call list.

As part of the agreement approved by Circuit Court Judge Lucy D. Rauch, EchoStar and its authorized dealers will cease calling Missourians on the list, and will provide Nixon’s office with a report of measures the company has taken to assure future compliance with state law.

"Missouri’s No Call law was implemented to assure Missourians that they could sit down to the dinner table without constant, uninvited interruptions by incessant telemarketing calls," Nixon said. "Through our aggressive enforcement efforts, Missouri citizens can be assured that we will continue to take whatever steps are necessary to protect their rights and privacy."

EchoStar will pay a civil penalty of $50,000 to the Missouri Merchandising Practices Revolving Fund, and any future violations could cost the company up to $2,000 per call.

Currently, more than 1.9 million Missouri households have signed up for the Missouri No Call list. Missouri residents not yet on the list can have their numbers included or can file a complaint regarding a No Call violation via the Attorney General’s Web site or by calling 1-866-NOCALL1.

To date, Nixon’s office has obtained more than $1,248,000 from businesses for violating Missouri’s No Call law.

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