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posted by martyb on Sunday December 09 2018, @07:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-pass-a-law dept.

Senators urge FCC to preserve neutrality protections for text messages

The FCC is considering classifying texts as an information service in order to give carriers more tools to fight automated messages and spam texts. However, the Senators don't see the need. The Telecom Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) already requires senders to get permission from a receiver before sending an automated text. Additionally, there is concern that carriers might block legitimate bulk messages. Verizon did so in 2007 when it stopped women's rights advocacy group Naral Pro-Choice America from sending a mass text to its members because the content was considered controversial.

Here is the original letter (pdf).


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 10 2018, @11:52AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 10 2018, @11:52AM (#772325)

    Sounds like you vote for the current wall street and hollywood status quo then. If you want to "clean up Wall Street" you need to support Ron Paul and projects like IEX, not keep trying to find a DNC member to vote for.