(keitai-l) Re: SPAM on mobile networks still an issue ?

Yes, I would agree that it is currently less of a problem in Europe - not
least because there is a cost for each text message. The trouble is, the
offending companies are fined, but the costs of the fines are just a cost of
doing business. It is still profitable for them to operate this way. So I
don't see this changing in the short term. And by the time it changes, we
will all be using email anyway which is *free*.

For more detailed information, I would talk to ICSTIS and get their take on
it. They should be able to tell you the increase in complaints. Start at the
top with George Kidd (just mention my name and he'll pass you on to the most
relevant person). And if you have a look on www.160characters.org, Mike has
just posted a news item about the Advertising Standards Authority and
several complaints they have upheld. So I would talk to them too.

Hope this helps.
Helen

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Helen,

thanks for that - from what I have heard from other sources in Europe
(and read partly in the archives of this list), SMS spam seems to be
less of an issue in Europe than the comparable messagin spam is in Japan
- at least based on relative volume.  Would you agree or are there any
sources where I can get some numbers ?

Cheers,
Marc

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From: Helen Keegan - BeepMarketing <helen@beepmarketing.com>
Date: Monday, November 3, 2003 8:30 pm
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: SPAM on mobile networks still an issue ?

> Check out our little anti-spam initiative in the UK
> www.grumbletext.co.uk/sossms.htm
> You'll see the kind of problem there is in the UK with junk text
> messages.And it's growing (unfortunately).
>
> At the moment, the UK providers are doing very little.
> Vodafone has a shortcode you can forward spam to and it will get
> forwardedto ICSTIS (http://www.icstis.org.uk/icstis2002/default.asp
> our regulatory
> body) but they don't promote the number ANYWHERE! AFAIK, none of
> the other
> networks are actively working on this problem. And I can only see the
> problem getting worse when we all have email on our phones over here.
>
> Hope this helps
> Helen
>
> Helen Keegan
> BeepMarketing Ltd
> m: 0794 053 8802 t: 0870 770 7153
> www.beepmarketing.com
>
>
>
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>
> Folks,
>
> I am doing some research work on the occurence of general unsolicited
> messages in various media (aka SPAM).  Up to late last year there was
> a lot of discussion on the topic of spam in mobile networks such as
> DoCoMo, AU/KDDI and J-Phone.  As I do not live in Japan I would be
> curious to know if this is still a major problem and what the
> providers are doing against it.
>
> I would be especially curious to know what the type of spam is that
> you typically encounter (and how it has changed over time).
>
> I appreciate that a discussion like this is probably off-topic for
> this list and would be more than happy with direct e-mail responses.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
>
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> Marc Sheldon
> Bond University
> Gold Coast, Australia
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