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The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
Fax.com Disconnected? Beset by lawsuits and now an FCC fine, Fax.com may close up shop, but perhaps not for long. |
AFP eWire July 5, 2005 |
Congress Passes Do-Not-Fax Exemption for Charities Congress has approved legislation that will allow companies and nonprofits to send commercial faxes to customers, donors and members without a recipient's written consent. |
Entrepreneur January 2004 Geoff Williams |
Fax Attack This entrepreneur's fighting mad about junk faxes. He filed a $2.2 trillion class-action lawsuit against Fax.com (he's still waiting for class-action certification before he can sue). |
AFP eWire April 17, 2006 |
FCC Adopts Rules to Implement Junk Fax Prevention Act The commission did clarify in its comments that messages that are "not commercial in nature," which many nonprofits send, do not constitute "unsolicited advertisements" and are therefore not covered by the facsimile advertising prohibition. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith |
No, Seriously: Do Not Call! The FCC fines two telecoms to get its message across. |
CRM January 2014 Donna Fluss |
A TCPA Warning for Outbound Dialers Companies that don't keep up with the latest regulations will pay the price. |
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Roy Mark |
Phone Carriers Could Have Your Back The FCC approves rules that, among other things, require telephone carriers to obtain customers' consent to share data. |
PHONE+ Andrade & Ehrlichman |
The Dangers of Interstate Telemarketing Confusion and a lack of settled case law have left it unclear whether a federal statute preempts state laws that seek to enforce conflicting regulations on interstate calls. |
CRM October 2015 Leonard Klie |
FCC Updates TCPA with Greater Protection Against Robocalls New rules broaden the definition of robocalls and give consumers more opt-out options. |
AFP eWire July 26, 2004 |
U.S. Charities Now Closer to Fax Rule Exemptions The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 4600) that would restore the "established business relationship" provision in the Federal Communications Commissions' (FCC) regulations. |
Inc. December 2004 Darren Dahl |
Fax Regs Rethought An effort is under way on Capitol Hill to roll back new Do Not Fax regulations that are set to take effect in January. The fear is that the new rules will hurt small businesses more than they will rein in overzealous faxers, so business groups are fighting back. |
CRM November 30, 2012 Leonard Klie |
FCC Clarifies Opt-Out Procedures for Text Marketing The commission says companies can send confirmations of opt-out requests. |
Reason March 2006 Jacob Sullum |
Data: Complaint Fraud Since FCC enforcement actions are driven by complaints and complaints are driven by the Parents Television Council, who's driving the FCC? |
InternetNews May 19, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC Mandates 911 VoIP Service Agency orders incumbent carriers to make their 911 networks available to Internet telephone companies. |
CRM February 2, 2004 David Myron |
FCC Hits Hard With DNC Fine The fine show the FCC's commitment to helping disgruntled consumers. |
PC Magazine May 3, 2006 John Brandon |
How to Fax from Your PC You probably have a fax machine built into your computer. Now you just have to learn how to use it. |
InternetNews November 15, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court: VoIP E911 Deadline Stands A federal appeals court today refused to delay the Federal Communications Commission's Nov. 28 deadline for all Internet telephone companies to supply emergency calling with their services. |
InternetNews October 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC Launches Obscenity Info Site Agency launches web site to educate public about what is -- and is not -- obscene, indecent and profane material. |
CRM December 2011 Leonard Klie |
Legislative Changes Proposed for Robocall Restrictions A bill in Congress would allow for the delivery of time-sensitive information to consumer mobile phones. |
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Rules VoIP an Interstate Service Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to traditional state public utility regulation, the Federal Communications Commission decided today. |
Job Journal February 12, 2006 David Perry |
Back to the Future SPAM blockers used to fight unsolicited messages can stop your resume dead in its tracks. One solution is to use old technology the employer can't block - the fax. |
Macworld June 2003 Jeffery Battersby |
Page Sender 3.0 Top-notch fax application for the Mac |
InternetNews November 17, 2005 Roy Mark |
Abernathy Resigns From FCC Republican Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy's departure may leave Democrats temporarily in control as Senate considers Bush nominations to the Federal Communications Commission. |
InternetNews September 27, 2005 Roy Mark |
11th Hour Extension For Customer VoIP Lockout The Federal Communications Commission is delaying its order that Internet telephone providers cut off service to customers who have not acknowledged the possible limitations of Voice over IP E911 calling services. |
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark |
EPIC Petition Catches FCC's Attention The Federal Communications Commission expects to open a proceeding next Friday on imposing stricter security standards for telephone carriers' handling of consumers' personal data. |
InternetNews September 29, 2008 Judy Mottl |
Verizon-Alltel Not On FCC Agenda Just Yet Sprint-Clearwire project also not on next month's meeting list. |
InternetNews September 28, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC CALEA Order Challenges Continue The Federal Communications Commission's decision to expand wiretap accessibility requirements to broadband providers and Internet telephone companies continued to come under legal fire. |
InternetNews January 15, 2008 |
Comcast Gets FCC Notice on Web Blocking Comcast faces an FCC investigation following complaints of BitTorrent throttling. |
InternetNews August 4, 2005 Roy Mark |
Feds Bless Sprint-Nextel Merger The FCC will require the merged company to offer advanced wireless broadband services within four years. |
PHONE+ April 23, 2010 Steve Adams |
Test Your Faxing IQ Before e-mailing, before instant messaging and before texting, there was faxing. While you may think faxing has gone the way of the typewriter, the truth is that it's still very much alive. |
CRM January 2016 Leonard Klie |
The FCC Saves Millions with Zendesk The federal agency's Consumer Help Center costs far less to deploy and maintain |
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform. |
InternetNews May 25, 2010 |
Next Steps for FCC's Broadband Plan After striking out in court, the FCC's general counsel plots his next moves to regulate the broadband services sector. |
InternetNews August 24, 2004 Roy Mark |
Bells Challenge FCC's Latest Line-Sharing Rules Verizon and Qwest rushed to court Monday to challenge the Federal Communications Commission's latest ruling on line sharing and access fees between incumbent telcos and their competitors. |
OCC Bulletin August 22, 2006 |
Do-Not-Call List Requirements The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and its implementing regulations establish requirements for all entities that conduct "telemarketing," either directly or through a third party -- including national banks. |
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs. |
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Grants Bells More Local Relief The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to phase out its controversial, eight-year plan to promote local telephone competition by forcing incumbent Bells to lease parts of their networks to competitors at below-market rates. |
InternetNews April 29, 2005 Roy Mark |
Martin Skips VoIP in First FCC Meeting The new FCC chairman plans to push mandatory 911 VoIP services at next month's meeting. |
Fast Company Steven Melendez |
Why Fax Won't Die Like many businesses in older industries, from law firms to medical labs, fax machines aren't seen as some '80s anachronism but as an efficient, reliable, and mostly secure way to communicate. |
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Reforming Regulators: Does the FCC Need Saving? Critics talk up ways the FCC can distance itself from industry and revamp its culture. |
InternetNews February 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
Powell Rips FCC Delay on Connection Fee Reform After four years of study, FCC votes to keep thinking about it. |
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark |
Congress Praises FCC VoIP Ruling Both sides of the Voice over IP divide weighed in on yesterday's Federal Communications Commission ruling that stipulates the interstate nature of VoIP services. |
InternetNews January 13, 2005 Roy Mark |
Powell Questions States' VoIP Appeals Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said today that states appealing the FCC's November decision ruling Voice over IP an interstate service "pretty much makes zero sense to me." |
InternetNews November 3, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC to Decide VoIP Fate Next Week The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday it would rule Nov. 9 on whether Internet telephony is an interstate service and exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs. |
Wired December 22, 2008 Eric Hagerman |
Burning Question: Why Are Faxes Still Around? Although the fax function of all-in-one machines is all but ignored, it can be a lifesaver in an emergency. |
InternetNews March 29, 2005 Roy Mark |
Supreme Court Questions FCC Cable Modem Regs Cable industry, FCC tell high court it's lawful to deny ISPs access to cable broadband lines. |
InternetNews May 6, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court Lowers Broadcast Flag Appeals panel rules FCC exceeded its authority in rules designed to limit DTV piracy over Internet. |
Fast Company May 2000 John R. Quain |
Fax It? Forget It! Does any hardware device feel slower and clunkier than the fax machine? Here's how to be 100% fax-free. |
Reason October 2006 Jeff Jarvis |
America Gives a Shit Was Bush's open-mic gaffe a flaming sack of good news for free speech? |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC Citing new indecency guidelines, the commission fines a radio station for playing Eminem... |