Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Yahoo Inc was ordered by a Chicago federal judge on Monday to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

US District Judge Hellerstein said the company's "particularly egregious" behaviour violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

Yahoo Inc was ordered by a Chicago federal judge on Monday to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

US District Judge Hellerstein said the company's "particularly egregious" behaviour violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.