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FCC Takes Action To Protect Consumers From Spam Robotext Messages

  • Full Title:
    Petitions for Declaratory Ruling on Regulatory Status of Wireless Messaging Service
  • Document Type:
    Declaratory Ruling
  • Bureau(s):
    Wireless Telecommunications
  • Description
    This Declaratory Ruling finds that two forms of wireless messaging, Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), are information services, they are not commercial mobile services and responds to Petitions for Declaratory Ruling
  • DA/FCC #:
    FCC-18-178
  • Docket No:
    08-7
  • FCC Record Citation:
    33 FCC Rcd 12075 (18)
  • FCC Record:
    FCC-18-178A1_Rcd.pdf

Files

Declaratory Ruling: doc pdf txt

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