Advertising via SMS outlawed by the FCC today

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/politics/fcc-robocalls/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

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Glad I haven't spent any time building a new sms marketing system was thinking about working on one list year.

Also advise any mailers to make sure domains found on this page are in your suppression system.
http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/DomainNameDownload.html

 

Yeah saw this as well.... probably a good thing.. too many kids pick up their phone to read messages while driving, last thing we need is an accident over a stupid solicitation.

 

Someone should take FCC to court. Do they even have the authority to ban advertising?

 

Yea - much better to crash Daddys Audi while they read the latest tweet about the flash mob gathering @ the local mall.

 

Yes, they have the authority to pretty much do anything when it comes to air waves.

 

It's funny, until today, I've never had a SMS ad. Just got 1, 1/2 hour ago.

 

ouch we do sms

 

Outlawed? No. More regulated? Yes.

This just means that you would need them to submit "text me" on a web form along with their phone number and that would qualify as "written consent" in my book. All it does is add an extra step during the "opt in" process.

 

lol, cool story, bro.