Canadian Credit Blog
Blog by Topic (Tags)
Credit Card Blog & Article Area
Unsolicited Faxes - Fax Wars Pitting Small Business Owners Against Lawyers
Blog Post Date: Nov 09 2006
People need to be aware of this. Although the chances of getting sued for sending a fax to a wrong number is very small, there still is a chance. Sending an unsolicited junk fax in the U.S. could cost as much as $1500 dollars in court, plus your time, plus plus plus...
It's important that you know the exact laws if you're going to send people advertisements that they didn't agree to.. For the most part, people don't sue unless you've sent them a ton of faxes and they're really upset. There are also groups of people that collect junk faxes and then send them off to lawyers that specialize in suing junk faxers / junk fax senders.
The laws regarding fax broadcasting have changed in the last year with regards to permission based sending etc.
Junk faxes and The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
While I'm not against fax broadcasting... I do recommend that people take the time to research the Anti-Junk Fax Laws before sending out faxes that may cost them in fines.
It's important that you know the exact laws if you're going to send people advertisements that they didn't agree to.. For the most part, people don't sue unless you've sent them a ton of faxes and they're really upset. There are also groups of people that collect junk faxes and then send them off to lawyers that specialize in suing junk faxers / junk fax senders.
The laws regarding fax broadcasting have changed in the last year with regards to permission based sending etc.
Junk faxes and The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
While I'm not against fax broadcasting... I do recommend that people take the time to research the Anti-Junk Fax Laws before sending out faxes that may cost them in fines.
Articles from November 2006
More articles from Year 2006
| Credit Card Blog | Junk Fax Appeals Court Deals A Blow To Junk Fax Collection Firms;
| Unsolicited Faxes Fax Wars Pitting Small Business Owners Against Lawyers | Junk Fax Appeals Court Deals A Blow To Junk Fax Collection Firms | Junk Fax Transitioning From A Canon Mask Aligner To Next Generation Equipment | Junk Fax Challengers Take On Huebsch | Unsolicited Fax Legal Framework Of Protection Against;