{"id":2268,"date":"2002-07-18T08:10:49","date_gmt":"2002-07-18T13:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2002-07-18T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2002-07-18T13:10:49","slug":"sock_it_to_em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/07\/18\/sock_it_to_em.html","title":{"rendered":"Sock it to ’em"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qworst has been levied one of the largest slamming fine in US history, $3.25MM<\/a> for switching someone’s long distance service to them without their permission.<\/p>\n

They are also facing a $38MM fine in California for both slamming and cramming (charging for services, like call waiting, that were never ordered).<\/p>\n

Qworst blames it all on third party companies they hired to front for them. As if that somehow keeps their hands clean.<\/p>\n

Qworst’s credit rating just dropped three more steps on the junk scale.<\/p>\n

Jerks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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