FCC moves to ban spam on mobile phones

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: August 4, 2004 4:39:39 PM EDT
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Subject: FCC moves to ban spam on mobile phones


     FCC moves to ban spam on mobile phones
     - Aug 4, 2004 03:18 PM (Reuters)

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal
Communications Commission said on Wednesday it would set up a
list of Internet domains used by mobile-phone carriers to help
keep unwanted "spam" messages off consumers' phones.


Marketers that don't want to run afoul of a national
anti-spam law will be able to check the list to make sure
they're not sending unsolicited messages to mobile phones, the
FCC said in a rule that was adopted by a unanimous vote.


Congress passed a law last year that prohibits spamming
mobile phones unless consumers have given permission first. The
FCC was assigned to figure out how to implement that law.


The Federal Trade Commission determined in June that a "do
not e-mail" list would only lead to an increase in spam, but
the FCC said such a list would work in the wireless world if it
only consists of domain names such as sprintpcs.com, and not
the names of individual accounts, such as
customer () sprintpcs com.

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     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=42908363

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