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First Lawsuit Against Cell-Phone Spammers

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. txt msg spam by SKPhoton · · Score: 0, Troll

    Get ur p.enis ppills deliverd strait 2 ur phone! forget vIa.gra!

  2. Probably slightly off-topic, but holy crap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not the image that Apple want to portray; http://vinc3nt.com/files/Macintosh%20User.jpg lol lol lol etc. :D

  3. I thank you for your Time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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