August 23, 2002

$2.2 Trillion Suit Brought Against Junk Faxer FDC

A series of federal and state lawsuits have been brought against junk faxer Fax.com (FDC) for sending advertisements to facsimile machines. The suit also names Cox Business Services and Fax.com's clients. Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, it is illegal to send an unsolicited commercial advertisement to a facsimile machine. The plaintiffs alleged that FDC "war dialed" a hospital, causing over 1,000 calls to be made to University of Washington Medical Center.

FDC was recently fined $5.3 million by the Federal Communications Commission.

Lawsuits Seek $2.2 Trillion Over Junk Faxes, New York Times (Reuters), August 22, 2002.
Lieff Cabraser Announces $2.2 Trillion Class Action Lawsuit Filed to Stop Junk Faxes, Plaintiff Press Release, August 22, 2002.
Junkfax.org News Items.
EPIC Telemarketing Page. Posted by EPIC at August 23, 2002 11:22 AM