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New Zealand and Australia have agreed to enhance ongoing joint efforts to combat unlawful spam and scams under an agreement signed by the communications regulator of each country. Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further promote strategic engagement,… Read more »
The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2019. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls. The data show that the number of active registrations on the DNC Registry increased over the past year, while the… Read more »
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a Report on industry self-regulation of commercial electronic messages, the Do Not Call Register and the Integrated Public Number Database. The Report was provided to the Australian Government in response to Recommendation 6 of the ACMA Review. The Report was informed by two pieces of research commissioned by the… Read more »
This report presents an overview of the findings obtained from the UCENet Sweep that was conducted in June and July 2017. This year the sweep theme was affiliate marketing. The purpose of the sweep was to identify entities within this sector that are conducting activities that are potentially non-compliant with the unsolicited communication regimes of… Read more »
On 22 May 2017, the Australian Government released the final report into the review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority. There are a number of recommendations that may be of interest to UCENet members involved in unsolicited communications. A copy of the final paper and other relevant documentation can be found here (final paper)…. Read more »
On 18 May 2017, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam) and the threats they pose to consumers in both countries. The agreement promotes close cooperation in enforcing both countries’ spam laws. The agencies have… Read more »
In a decision handed down on 3 March 2017, three Florida-based affiliate marketers charged with using illegal spam e-mail, false weight-loss claims, and phony celebrity endorsements to market bogus weight-loss products will pay $500,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. The court order resolving the FTC’s allegations also prohibits the defendants from the illegal advertising… Read more »
On 9 March 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced the imposition of an administrative monetary penalty of $15,000 ($CAD) on an individual for 10 violations of section 6 of Canada’s Anti-Spam legislation. Full details. For further information about the role and work of the CRTC.
In mid-February 2017, The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam) and the threats they pose to consumers in both countries. The agreement promotes close cooperation in enforcing both countries’ spam laws. The agencies have committed… Read more »
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