SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • January 30th, 2018 • California
Contract Type FiledJanuary 30th, 2018 JurisdictionOn September 14, 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issued an Order Instituting Investigation (I.17-09-004) into NetFortris Acquisition Co., Inc.’s (NetFortris) monitoring and recording certain telephone conversations without prior consent as further described in the Staff Report dated August 31, 2017 (Staff Report) in violation of the California Public Utilities Code and the Commission’s General Orders. To avoid the costs and risk of litigation and to expeditiously resolve this matter, the Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division (CPED), NetFortris, and its predecessors, successors, affiliates, and assigns (collectively the Parties), hereby agree upon the following terms for the settlement in full of all claims arising out of the matters set forth in I.17-09-004. The penalties and remedies detailed herein provide a reasonable deterrence for other telecommunication companies and commitment to prevent future violations while also rectifying mi