First Lawsuit Against Cell-Phone Spammers

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 21, 2004 @10:49AM from the go-cat-go dept.

BMcWilliams writes "The PR machine at Verizon Wireless hasn't made any noise about this yet, but the carrier last month filed a lawsuit against some Rhode Island spammers who targeted its cell phone customers with over four million text-message ads for ephedra, penis pills, mortgages, etc. The timing of the lawsuit is interesting, given that the FCC is in the process of hammering out rules governing cell-phone spam. I am told the Verizon litigation is the first of its kind in the USA. My story about the lawsuit, and a copy of Verizon Wireless' complaint, are available here."

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Targetted Ads by mindaktiviti · 2004-07-21 10:53 · Score: 5, Funny

So when do you get my 0.50 cent coupon for a Big Mac when I walk by a McDonalds?

Big Brother, where art thou? :(
Geez! by iamdrscience · 2004-07-21 11:10 · Score: 4, Funny

For the last time, my girlfriend and I are both happy with the length of her penis already (zero inches by the way)! Stop sending her these messages!
1. Re:Geez! by Fuzzums · 2004-07-21 11:28 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Do you want a morgage on that penis or perhaps does the penis want a diploma?
  
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  Privacy is terrorism.