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Anti-Spam Legislation In Effect

Posted by timothy on from the will-su-u-ok-ppl? dept.

MikeyMars writes "CNN is reporting that the FCC has put out a list of domain names that could potentially be fined $11,000 dollars if they continue to send unsolicited text messages to cell phone users."

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  1. Not sure if I'm reading this right... by Atlantis-Rising · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But those look like cellular providers to me. They're going to start fining the providers for spam sent by their consumers? And if they aren't providers, Are they all hosted in the US? Or will they be, once the FCC starts cracking down?

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