North Dakota's Supreme Court says the attorney general may continue a probe into the marketing practices of an Internet service provider.
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Simple.net Inc. of Mesa, Ariz., has tried to block investigations by North Dakota and other states. It contends the investigations are barred because of a settlement between the company and the Federal Trade Commission./ppIn a unanimous ruling, the North Dakota Supreme Court says the FTC agreement does not prevent the North Dakota attorney general from looking into Simple.net's business practices./ppAttorney General Wayne Stenehjem got complaints about Simple.net because the company was sending out incentive checks./ppWhen customers cashed the checks, they started getting billed almost $20 a month for Internet services. Stenehjem says the sales pitch was misleading./p |
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