Hold Billing Services, Ltd.; Avery Communications, Inc.; Veterans of America Association, Ltd.; et al.

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May 8, 2012

FTC v. Hold Billing Services, Ltd.; HBS, Inc.; Avery Communications, Inc.; Veterans of America Association, Ltd.; Thomas M. Lyons; Keith C. Calil; and Milford H. Balaban.

FTC Matter/File Number

X98 0069

982 3089

Federal Court

Western District of Texas

Case Timeline

September 22, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Sends Nearly $5 Million in Refunds to People who Lost Money to Cramming Scheme

May 4, 2016

Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (2.16 MB)

PRESS RELEASE: Company That Placed Crammed Charges on Consumers’ Phone Bills Settles FTC Contempt Charges

May 8, 2012

Federal Trade Commission's Motion for an Order to Show Cause Why Billing Services Group Limited; Billing Services Group North America, Inc.; HBS Billing Services Company; Enhanced Billing Services, Inc.; Billing Concepts, Inc.; and ACI Billing Services, Inc. Should Not Be Held in Contempt (80.37 KB)

Fact Appendix in Support of Motion for an Order to Show Cause Why Billing Services Group Limited; Billing Services Group North America, Inc.; HBS Billing Services Company f/k/a Hold Billing Services, Ltd.; Enhanced Billing Services, Inc.; Billing Concepts, Inc.; and ACI Billing Services, Inc., Should Not Be Held In Contempt (131.11 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Seeks Return of $52 Million Worth of Bogus Phone Bill Cramming Charges; Agency Charges Nation's Largest Third-Party Billing Company with Contempt

October 6, 1999

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction and Consumer Redress As To Defendants Hold Billing Services, Ltd., HBS, Inc., Avery Communications, Inc., and Thomas M. Lyons. (49.57 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction As To Defendants Veterans of America Association, Ltd. and Keith C. Calil. (35.36 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction As To Defendant Milford H. Balaban. (36.84 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Anthony, In Which Chairman Pitofsky and Commissioner Thompson Join. (5 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Swindle, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part (7.73 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Crammers Settle FTC Charges (October 1999)

July 16, 1998

Complaint For Permanent Injunction (17.33 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Enforcement Actions Continue to Target "Crammers"

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