Articles tagged with: Ftc and Number Portability

Japan Cell Number Portability Yet To Prompt User Movement

TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Just over a week since the launch of a new system in Japan allowing mobile phone users to keep their numbers when they switch companies, it appears KDDI Corp. has been the main beneficiary, though most subscribers have stayed put. more

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US calls for moves to control mobile spam

The USA's telecoms regulator, the FCC is calling for comments on a proposal to ban Spam on mobile phones and unauthorized telemarketing calls. This action is in response to Congress' passage of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act). more

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