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  • AU authorities move against SMS spam

    Australian mobile text messaging may be spared the tsunami of spam that cripples e-mail, with carriers involved in the distribution of unsolicited bulk messages facing fines of up to AU$10 million.

  • Telstra backs down on spam charges

    Telstra has hung up its latest mobile phone promotion, which essentially forces users to foot the bill for spam messages, following an uproar from the Australian Consumer’s Association and pressure from the government.

  • UPDATE: AU government to ban spam

    The federal government intends to introduce legislation that will ban unsolicited commercial e-mail, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston announced today.

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  • UPDATE: AU government to ban spam

    The federal government intends to introduce legislation that will ban unsolicited commercial e-mail, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston announced today.

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