Israel Govt: Up to $61k for every SMS spam infraction

The Israeli Government is getting serious about text spam (reports Cellular News). That’s a pretty serious statement! Have a read:

Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset has approved a bill banning the sending of unsolicited SMSs to mobile phones with fines of up to NIS200,000 (US$61,000) per infraction. The bill also forbids unsolicited phone calls of a commercial nature – as well as email spam

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  • http://s60blogger.com SteveRowlands

    Ha! That'll learn 'em!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com smstextnews

    I wonder if that's per sms? ;)

  • http://s60blogger.com SteveRowlands

    I hope so.

    Maybe i ought to forward this to my MP to suggest it to Brown.

    If the UK implemented this, we 'could' be a tax free haven, judging by the amount of spam calls I get each day!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com smstextnews

    Dare you!

  • http://s60blogger.com SteveRowlands

    Ha! That'll learn 'em!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    I wonder if that's per sms? ;)

  • http://s60blogger.com SteveRowlands

    I hope so.

    Maybe i ought to forward this to my MP to suggest it to Brown.

    If the UK implemented this, we 'could' be a tax free haven, judging by the amount of spam calls I get each day!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    Dare you!

  • http://symbiannetwork.wordpress.com/ SteveRowlands

    Ha! That'll learn 'em!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    I wonder if that's per sms? ;)

  • http://symbiannetwork.wordpress.com/ SteveRowlands

    I hope so.

    Maybe i ought to forward this to my MP to suggest it to Brown.

    If the UK implemented this, we 'could' be a tax free haven, judging by the amount of spam calls I get each day!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    Dare you!

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