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Company: VarTec Telecom
Penalty: $80,000
Year: 2002
Date: April 4, 2002
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Commission adopted a settlement between CSD and VarTec. Pursuant to the settlement, VarTec admits four violations occurred: 1) VarTec sold U.S. Republic Communications, Inc. (USRC) without prior Commission authorization. 2) USRC failed to provide its customers with notice of the sale of USRC. 3) VarTec purchased Choctaw without Commission authorization. 4) VarTec sold Choctaw to 1-800-Reconex without Commission authorization. VarTec will pay a fine of $20,000 for each of the violations, totaling $80,000. VarTec will also pay restitution of $25 to each of 101 former long distance customers of USRC who alleged unauthorized long distance charges by USRC.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Public Utilities Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 02-04-020
Facility State: California
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