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DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite-TV provider, was accused in a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission of misleading consumers about the costs of programming packages.

DirecTV tried to lock customers into longer and more expensive contracts and premium packages, the terms of which weren’t adequately disclosed, the FTC said in a statement Wednesday about the lawsuit.

The case is the latest in a string of high-profile enforcement actions brought by the agency over consumer abuses ranging from misleading advertising to improper charges for unauthorized purchases made by children on their parents’ mobile phones.

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