Arizona applies ban on autodialers to mobile phone spam

September 21, 2005 

On Tuesday an Arizona appellate court ruled that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, a federal law that bans using autodialers to call mobile phones or pagers, also applies to text messages sent to mobile phones. 
The three-judge Court of Appeals panel upheld the trial judge’s ruling in favour of Rodney L. Joffe. He sued Acacia Mortgage Corp. in 2001, for $55,000 in damages for harassment. 
Acacia used a web-based system to send the text messages, which translates the users phone number into an e-mail address. Acacia argued that the company was not making calls to mobile phones, but rather sending e-mails. "Even though Acacia used an attenuated method to dial a cell phone telephone number, it nevertheless did so," wrote Judge Patricia K. Norris.
Arizona applies ban on autodialers to mobile phone spam September 21 , 2005 On Tuesday an Arizona appellate court ruled that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 , a federal law that bans using autodialers to call mobile phones or pagers , also applies to text messages sent to mobile phones . The three - judge Court of Appeals panel upheld the trial judge ’s ruling in favour of Rodney L. Joffe . He sued Acacia Mortgage Corp. in 2001 , for $ 55,000 in damages for harassment . Acacia used a web - based system to send the text messages , which translates the users phone number into an e - mail address . Acacia argued that the company was not making calls to mobile phones , but rather sending e - mails . " Even though Acacia used an attenuated method to dial a cell phone telephone number , it nevertheless did so , " wrote Judge Patricia K. Norris .
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