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ARTICLE · 18 MARCH 2021

Antenna Company Settles FTC Charges That It Misled Consumers About Its Products' Functionality

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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with a television antenna company and its CEO, resolving allegations that they made false claims that the company's...

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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with a television antenna company and its CEO, resolving allegations that they made false claims that the company's products would let users cancel their cable service and receive all of their favorite channels for free.  As part of the settlement, Wellco, Inc. and its CEO agreed to a $31 million judgment, which the FTC agreed to suspend based on their inability to pay that amount -- so long as the defendants paid $650,000.  

As part of the announcement, Daniel Kaufman, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, "The defendants used every trick in the book to sell their antennas and amplifiers to people, including older adults, who wanted to save money on cable and satellite TV channels.  People should be able to trust the claims companies make, not discover after buying that they were told lies."

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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