U.S. Telecom Long Distance Inc., a marketer of long-distance services, has agreed to pay a $70,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with Pennsylvania over violations of the state’s do-not-call law.

The Las Vegas-based firm generated over 160 consumer complaints, according to state Attorney General Mike Fisher.

“These consumers claimed that they were illegally contacted at their homes and that the callers used confusing and deceptive tactics to try to convince them to switch long-distance carriers,” Fisher said in a statement.

The firm, while not admitting wrongdoing, also agreed to pay $5,000 in investigative costs, and to comply with the do-not-call law.

Consumers said they were told by the firm that “the state’s do-not-call law did not apply to them because they are a registered entity and that the company is based outside of Pennsylvania, Fisher continued. “In reality, this business is not exempt from the do-not-call law on either count.”

The state reportedly has 2.8 million consumers now registered on its do-not-call list.

U.S. Telecom Long Distance Inc., a marketer of long-distance services, has agreed to pay a $70,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with Pennsylvania over violations of the state