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Jun. 5, 2007

In wishing to better insulate its customers from wireless spammers, Verizon has filed a lawsuit against Nevada-based I-VEST Global.

Verizon Wireless also sued other spammers alleging they sent unsolicited wireless electronic messages to Verizon Wireless users.

Verizon's lawsuit alleges that beginning in April, I-VEST attempted to send more than 12 million text messages to Verizon subscribers, offering information about buying stocks or real estate.

The wireless carrier says that due to its spam filters and network monitoring tools, fewer than 5,000 messages were actually sent to customers.

"While in this case, we were able to block most of the messages from reaching our customers' handsets, even one unwanted text message is one too many. Verizon Wireless is committed to using our legal and technical resources to the fullest extent on behalf of our customers, to uncover and halt companies and individuals that engage in wireless spam," said Steven Zipperstein, v.p. of Verizon Wireless.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J..

The suit alleges I-VEST violated the FTCPA (Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act) as well as state fraud and privacy laws.

Verizon Wireless is asking for a permanent injunction and specific monetary damages.

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Source: Wireless Week