MediaPost: FCC Puts New Restrictions On Wireless Spam

Today the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) new rules against wireless spam go into effect, showing the most strict limitations involved in last year's Can-Spam legislation. The law bans unsolicited commercial wireless messages, a level of restriction that many anti-spam advocates had wanted placed over email generally. The stricter measure was deemed more appropriate for wireless messages because many calling plans demand that recipients pay for each incoming message. Verizon Wireless reports that, despite increased efforts to filter it out, more and more wireless spam has been getting through to subscribers.