House Considers Junk E-Mail Ban

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WASHINGTON — A bill that calls for fines if a marketer deluges Internet users with unsolicited e-mail moved closer to passage Wednesday as a House committee unanimously approved the measure.

The House bill is closely modeled after telemarketing regulations, and its sponsor said the need to bring those standards to the Internet age is far overdue.

“Consumers should have the same power to stop junk e-mail from invading their home as they do with junk mail, telemarketing and junk faxes,” said Rep.




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