After angry residents in Cambria County began to press charges against the Psychic Readers Network-- the company behind the TV psychic Miss Cleo -- local students began to give their insights to the decision.

A Cambria County Judge Gerard Long signed a preliminary injunction last week against Psychic Readers Network and its in-house billing agent, Access Resource Services, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.

Lawsuits against the marketers behind television psychic Miss Cleo said customers were charged up to $4.99 per minute for psychic telephone readings advertised as free.

Residents who filed complaints with the state said they were charged between $29 and $700, according to the lawsuit.

"It seems silly that people would get billed when she was actually soliciting them. Especially if they didn't even want to talk to her in the first place," Mike Thomas (sophomore-computer science) said.

A judge in Johnstown ordered marketers behind television psychic Miss Cleo to stop calling customers who have asked not to be contacted and stop pressuring people to pay calls they are disputing.

Penn State students agree with the judge's decision.

"It's really annoying to receive calls from her. They have the right to solicit, but they shouldn't bill people without their knowledge. They should make it clear that it's just for entertainment purposes," Jennifer Davis (senior-sociology and psychology) said.

A lawsuit was filed accusing the companies, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., of violating the state's Telemarketing Registration Act and other laws.

"I don't have a problem with them, but to prevent such lawsuits the phone companies should give the customers an option of blocking such solicitors like Miss Cleo. Another thing is she is the stereotypical Caribbean woman and that's not right because that is not realistic," Maurice Smith (junior-accounting) said.

Kimberly Rogers (graduate student-higher education) agreed.

"It's definitely stereotypical, but not too many people take it seriously. I didn't realize she was soliciting customers, but being this great psychic she should have seen it coming," Rogers said.

Speaking in a Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo appears in national television commercials promising insights into love, finances, career and other personal matters.

Once a person calls to speak to Miss Cleo, a recorded message asks you to "please hold" to receive psychic advice on a special toll-free line. The problem many people had was the line was anything but toll-free.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.