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DEBRA A. VALENTINE
General Counsel
MICHAEL J. BLOOM (MB 7732)
RHONDA J. MCLEAN (RM 9 140)
AN-N F. WEINTRAUB (AW 3080)
CAROLE A. PAYNTER (CP 4091)
Federal Trade Commission
150 William Street, Suite 1300
New York, NY 1003 8
(212) 264-1226;1225
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1
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Plaintiff, >
1 CIVIL ACTION NO.
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PT-1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. >
(formerly known as PHONETIME, INC. 1
or PTI), a New York corporation, 1
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Defendant. 1
cO~pL~nn'- FOR XNJuNCTrvE AND OTHER EOUITABLE RELIEF
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), for its complaint
follows:
1. The Commission brings this action under Section 13(b) of the
Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to obtain a permanent
acts and practices complained of herein, and providing for rescission of contracts,
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, for its complaint alleges as
Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53, to obtain a permanent injunction, enjoining the
disgorgement, and other equitable relief for defendant's acts and practices in connection
sale and offering for sale of prepaid phone cards in violation of Section 5of the FTC Act,
This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. @ 1331,
Venue in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is
such equitable relief as may be appropriate in each case.
Defendant PT-1 Communications, Inc., (formerly known as Phonetime,
a New York corporation with its principal place of business at 30-60 Whitestone
distributors, including wholesale distributors and retail outlets.
At all times relevant to this complaint, defendant has maintained a substanti;rl
monetary value for telephone calling time,
distributors and retail outlets a prepaid phone card, the "PT-1 Card," for resale to
"take one" cards), and other means, advertisements that tout the low cost of using the PT-1
Defendant imposes a connection charge on all domestic long distance calls equal
VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE FTC ACT
these facts, in light of the representation made, is deceptive.
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