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this is illegal already (none / 0) (#11)
by Howling on Wed Aug 25, 2004 at 04:12:49 PM PDT

From http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/

"The FCC has issued new rules prohibiting all commercial messages to wireless phones without consent from the consumer."

In the complete ruling at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-194A1.pdf  Section 14 at top of page 7 states SMS messages are covered under TCPA.  This is the same law that bans junk faxes.  This law allow you sue the sender directly for $500/$1500 for each junk fax recieved.  I have not checked what amount is for SMS Messages.  

There are a bunch of junk fax sites with instructions for sueing senders.



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