"TELEMARKET" FINED IN AMOUNT OF 100 THOUSAND DRAMS FOR MISLEADING CONSUMERS

Noyan Tapan
May 24 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the decision that
the RA State Commission on Protection of Economic Competition made on
May 23, Telemarket LLC was fined in the amount of 100 thousand drams
(about 290 dollars) for misleading consumers during "Telemarket"
shows broadcast by several Armenian television channels.

The commission initiated proceedings against Telemarket based on the
publications of a number of newspapers which expressed complaints of
consumers about low quality of goods offered by Telemarket. "Protection
of Consumers’ Rights" NGO also dealth with this problem and presented
applications of 17 discontent consumers.

It was revealed that some goods offered by Telemarket (such as electric
broom, knife, drier for clothes) were advertized as goods of European
prodution but the consumers were sent Chinese goods. This fact,
as well as exaggeration of some goods’ quality were qualified as
instances of bad faith competition.