Branson/Tri-Lakes News: Nixon sues Branson Internet service provider

Interlinc.net has advertised and sold Internet service to southwest Missouri since at least November 2002, according to a news release from Nixon’s office.

According to documents on file with the Missori Secretary of State’s Office, the president of Eminent Network Technologies is Richard Rabah. The company’s last annual report, filed in August 2007, listed the company’s headquarters at 607 State Highway 165, Ste. 5, in Branson. The company, however, was administratively dissolved March 13.

Nixon’s office has received more than two dozen consumer complaints alleging the company misrepresented that their payments would be refunded when Internet access went down for extended periods. The complaints say the company failed to refund the money.

Also according to complaints, Interlinc.net allegedly charged at least one customer’s credit card after the customer cancelled the service.

Company officials could not be reached by press time.

The lawsuit requests a court injunction to keep the company from future violations of state consumer laws and an order for the defendant to pay consumer restitution and appropriate civil penalties.

This story originally appeared in SBJ’s March 13 free e-news Daily Update. Click here to register.