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Telecommunications International Union
Print ad, 1998

The Telecommunications International Union ran this consumer alert to let the public know about the high-pressure sales calls Southwestern Bell Communications was forcing its employees to make. Preying on the fears of the elderly and duping people into buying unneeded, extra-cost services, had already led to multimillion fines against PacBell years ago. This ad let consumers register complaints and add to the evidence that illegal and unethical sales programs had been reinstated.

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