YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the decision that the RA State Commission on Protection of Economic Competition made on May 23, Telemarket LLC was fined in the amount of 100 thousand drams (about 290 dollars) for misleading consumers during "Telemarket" shows broadcast by several Armenian television channels. The commission initiated proceedings against Telemarket based on the publications of a number of newspapers which expressed complaints of consumers about low quality of goods offered by Telemarket. "Protection of Consumers' Rights" NGO also dealth with this problem and presented applications of 17 discontent consumers. It was revealed that some goods offered by Telemarket (such as electric broom, knife, drier for clothes) were advertized as goods of European prodution but the consumers were sent Chinese goods. This fact, as well as exaggeration of some goods' quality were qualified as instances of bad faith competition.

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