Cingular Wireless Commends FCC Crackdown on Data Broker
14 Juillet 2006 - 12:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today applauded
the Federal Communications Commission for taking enforcement action
against 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc., a company that
owned and operated several websites advertising the sale of phone
records, including locatecell.com. "Today's action sends the right
message to data burglars: you're not above the law," said Paul
Roth, executive vice president - external affairs and public
relations, Cingular Wireless. "The FCC, Congress, and other
policymakers continue to shine a spotlight on these fraudsters -
which bolsters Cingular's own efforts to fight cell phone record
theft and protect customer privacy." Last December, Cingular filed
a civil lawsuit against 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc.,
alleging that the company acquired Cingular customer records
through fraudulent means, such as by posing as legitimate customers
seeking information about their own accounts. In January, Cingular
obtained a restraining order against the data broker. Cingular's
lawsuit remains underway in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta,
GA., and the company has lawsuits pending against other data
brokers as well. Cingular uses a variety of safeguards to protect
against unauthorized access to customer information, and the
company continues to evaluate and enhance these measures. In
addition, consumers who wish to better protect themselves should
follow standard practices to prevent identity theft, such as adding
a password to their account, guarding their password and other
personal information, and shredding invoices and account
information before discarding these documents. About Cingular
Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the
United States, serving 55.8 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the
nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its
3G network is the first widely available service in the world to
use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular
is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the
wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Mark Siegel, +1-404-236-6312, or Wireless,
+1-404-374-2799, or ; or Rochelle Cohen, +1-202-419-3007, or
Wireless, +1-202-341-5967, or , both of Cingular Wireless Web site:
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