FCC Names Websites Who Spam Cellphones

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050208.gtcellspamfeb8/BNStory/Technology/' target='_blank'>http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050208.gtcellspamfeb8/BNStory/Technology/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Monday published a list of websites that the agency says transmits unwanted e-mail and text messages to cellphones. Cellphone companies submitted the domain names to the FCC, and the list deals only with sites that send spam to cellphones. Sites on the list have 30 days to stop transmitting unwanted e-mail messages, unless the recipient has given permission to receive the message."</i><br /><br />It will be interesting to see what becomes of this list after 30 days. I fully expect most of the sites on this list to continue spamming, just under a different domain name. :roll:

[Pony99CA]

"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Monday published a list of websites that the agency says transmits unwanted e-mail and text messages to cellphones. Cellphone companies submitted the domain names to the FCC, and the list deals only with sites that send spam to cellphones. Sites on the list have 30 days to stop transmitting unwanted e-mail messages, unless the recipient has given permission to receive the message."

It will be interesting to see what becomes of this list after 30 days. I fully expect most of the sites on this list to continue spamming, just under a different domain name. :roll:
Actually, the quoted story (and most Web sites I've seen post this) got the information backwards. The domain list (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/DomainNameDownload.html) is not a list of spammers; it is a list of domains that wireless companies use for sending messages to. In other words, the list contains domains that spammers should not send messages to.

Steve

[skibee]

Interesting.

I've never gotten cellphone spam (thank god) so this doesn't directly affect me. But i know how mad i am to get spam in my inbox -- my fury would prob double if it was getting sent to my cellphone.