Introduction
The US District Court of Maryland's recent decision concerning Aegis Mobile, LLC signals a major development in cross-border regulatory enforcement and cooperation between Canada and the United States. Made pursuant to the US Safe Web Act, Aegis demonstrates a growing willingness on the part of the authorities of both countries to work to share information in building and prosecuting cases against individuals and companies accused of unfair business practices.
Background
In September 2012 the Canadian Competition Bureau began legal proceedings under the deceptive marketing provisions of the Canadian Competition Act against the three major Canadian wireless telecoms service providers, as well as the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) in the Premium Text Messaging case. At issue was the practice of marketing so-called 'premium' services to customers (eg, trivia questions and ringtones) without adequate disclosure of the significant fees associated with these services.
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