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Critics Say Bill Could Trigger Flood of Faxes: Exemption Considered Too Broad

Date: September 22, 2004
Author: Jonathan Krim
QUOTE: A bill moving through Congress designed to clarify rules for advertising via fax machines could expose consumers to a flood of unwanted solicitations, according to consumer groups and activists battling against junk faxes.

ABSTRACT: Consumer groups are complaining that a draft fax "protection" bill before Congress is overly permissive (e.g. allowing firms to send promotional faxes based on no more than a single inquiry or purchase dating back seven years) and will lead to more faxes. Advocates of the new law say it provides new protection through the requirement of an opt-out notice for recipients.

--- O. Overman

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