owen byrne owenpermafrostnet 080808010909060409040405 contenttype textplain charsetusascii formatflowed contenttransferencoding 7bit bill stoddard wrote one likes commercial spam one like unsolicited political spam end story bill httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork except perhaps people charge owen httpzdnetcomcom21001105954903html political spam cell phone lisa bowman special zdnet news august 22 2002 1205 pm pt url httpzdnetcomcom21001105954909html 2020202020202020202020202020202020202020httpzdnetcomcom21001105954909html0a20202020202020202020202020202020 decision treats text messaging mobile phones essentially bumper stickers federal election commission declared senders textbased political ads dont disclose funded advisory opinion issued thursday fec also suggested messages include either phone number web site link people could easily learn paid message however additional information wont required opinion could encourage adoption textbased political ads campaign experts look new technological ways sway voters time opponents plan fear could lead anonymous political spam target wireless small new jerseybased wireless media company asked fec opinion matter saying requiring financial disclosures short messaging service sms mailings would use much 160 charactermaximum political messages bumper stickers buttons also exempt financial disclosure requirement target wireless petition supported national republican senatorial committee cellular telecommunications internet association advertising trade groups fec spokesman bob biersack said opinion keeping commissions policy meddle new technology potential reach voters tried hard get wayparticularly everyone understands technology going work said opponents plan worried exemption might encourage spam allow senders blast people mass amounts negative political messages remaining anonymous biersack said fec revisit issue problems surface target wireless president craig krueger characterized opinion good america allow people receive communication running office said free speech side 080808010909060409040405 httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork thu 22 aug 2002 182548 0300 case spam