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DA-00-475ENFORCEMENT BUREAU FINES FLORIDA MAN $10,000 FOR MARKETING UNAUTHORIZED RADIO EQUIPMENT. The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission issued a Forfeiture Order imposing a03/03/2000 DOC-190135A1.doc  DOC-190135A1.pdf  DOC-190135A1.txt   
FCC-00-71FCC IMPOSES $1 MILLION FORFEITURE AGAINST BCI FOR SLAMMING CONSUMERS THROUGH THE USE OF FORGED AUTHORIZATION FORMS.BY ORDER OF FORFEITURE. The FCC released an order imposing $1 million forfeiture on Brittan Communcations International, Inc03/02/2000 DOC-189990A1.txt  DOC-189990A1.pdf   
FCC-00-67FCC IMPOSES FORFEITURE FOR VIOLATION OF THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. The FCC assessed an $85,000 forfeiture against Get-Aways, Inc. for sending unsolicited advertisement03/02/2000 DOC-189991A1.txt  DOC-189991A1.pdf   
DOC-189068MCI WORLDCOM AND ENFORCEMENT BUREAU ENTER CONSENT DECREE REGARDING MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PRACTICES FOR DIAL-AROUND SERVICES AND CASUAL BILLING PRACTICES. News Media contact: John Winston 202-418-7450, Enforcement Bureau contact: Lynn Vermillera 202-4103/01/2000 
DOC-189302FACT SHEET ON TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING: ADVERTISING & MARKETING OF DIAL-AROUND AND OTHER LONG DISTANCE SERVICES.03/01/2000 
DOC-189320FCC AND FTC ISSUE JOINT POLICY STATEMENT ON DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING OF LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES. New guidelines issued to promote truth-in-advertising of telecommunications services, including 10-103/01/2000nrmc0009.doc nrmc0009.html nrmc0009.txt  
FCC-00-46FCC IMPOSES $2 MILLION FORFEITURE AGAINST LONG DISTANCE DIRECT, INC. FOR SLAMMING AND CRAMMING CONSUMERS.02/17/2000 
DOC-186599FCC IMPOSES $1.36 MILLION FORFEITURE AGAINST AMER-1-NET FOR SLAMMING CONSUMERS THROUGH THE USE OF FORGED AUTHORIZATION FORMS.02/09/2000amerinet.html  
DOC-184468FCC'S ENFORCEMENT BUREAU PROPOSES $100,000 FINE AGAINST TELEMEX USA FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE LINE AND CIRCUITS TO COMPETITORS. News Media Contact: Rosemary Kimball (202) 418-0500 or John Winston (202) 418-745001/13/2000nren0001.doc nren0001.txt  
DOC-184142FCC INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST OF SUSPECT INTERFERING WITH POLICE FREQUENCIES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. News Media contact: David Fiske 202-418-0500; Enforcement Bureau contact: John Winston 202-418-745001/07/2000nren0002.html