FCC takes up text message spam
by Dave Nyczepir
Oct 25 2012
The legality of text message spam depends on who you ask.
The mobile industry’s at war over cellular privacy—or free speech—depending on how you look at it.
The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that it’s accepting comments on a petition that seeks to have Internet-to-phone text messaging declared a type of autodialing. The technology, which collects cell numbers without consent and then messages them via created email addresses, isn’t currently covered under the Technology Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and some consider it a loophole for those who want to spam your cellphone.
https://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/333042/fcc-takes-up-text-message-spam.thtml
