Dish Network and some of its authorized dealers were sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for making sales calls to people whose numbers are on the federal do-not-call registry.

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The satellite TV provider and some of its authorized dealers were sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for making sales calls to people whose numbers are on the federal do-not-call registry.

Dish, previously known as EchoStar, was also charged with violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by helping its dealers make pre-recorded "robocalls" to potential customers.

"Since the National Do Not Call Registry was launched, it has been enormously effective at protecting millions of Americans from unwanted telemarketing calls at home," Eileen Harrington, acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement. "But because a few bad actors still don't get it, we want to make it crystal clear. If you call consumers whose numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry, you're breaking the law."

The FTC sued in federal district court in conjunction with the attorneys general for California, Illinois, Ohio, and North Carolina. The commission is seeking an injunction against Dish that bans it from violating the TSR. The attorneys general also separately allege that Dish violated state telemarketing laws.