Sinabro

Ars Technica reports

The Federal Trade Commission has slapped several companies with $7.7 million worth of penalties for not following the requirements of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry. The Department of Justice brought the charges against parties on behalf of the FTC, which have resulted in six settlements and another complaint that will be filed in a federal district court.

Here’s one good thing that U.S. goverment has been doing lately—really just about the only good thing I can say has been done under the Bush administration. And see how profitable it’s been for the government!

The rest of the bureaucracy should take hints from this operation. When you stand up for the consumers, the people, it really pays—unlike when you lie in a bed with corporate scums.