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Senators Urge FCC to Preserve Neutrality Protections for Text Messages

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

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow1984:

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).

Original Submission

 
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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday December 10 2018, @05:29PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday December 10 2018, @05:29PM (#772430) Journal

    If you don't have it already, you can demand the ability to block unwanted/unknown calls/messages from your carrier. Unfortunately a lot of you have to demand that, enough to make it a business issue. If you get a really big crowd to do it, you can vote it into law. Happy hunting...

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