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Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine

Posted by samzenpus on from the can-you-spam-me-now dept.

jack_call writes "According to The Register the large German based mobilephone operator 'Debitel' was fined $359000 for (deliberately!) sending a total 48000 spam messages( mail: 36000, sms: 12000) to Danish costumers of rival company 'Telmore'. According to different Danish media outlets, they appealed immediately, mostly because the fine comes out at about a sixth of what 'Debitel' made last fiscal year after taxes."

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  1. Re:Screw that. by Darren+Winsper · · Score: -1, Troll

    When I am woken up in the morning by bloody telemarketers getting what I can only assume is an early start, that royally pisses me off.