| 5/17/07 Note: The new
owners of the domain name "Fax.com" is j2 Global Communications, Inc.
(j2 Global). j2 Global is not a rebirth of Fax.com,
but rather a firm that acquired the domain name in good faith and not
in any way related to Fax.com. Therefore, the information
presented below is historical in nature and
not related to the current operators of either Fax.com or j2 Global
Communications, Inc. |
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- Private Citizen is pleased to
announce -
The FCC and State of California have filed charges / allegations against the nation's biggest junk faxer. They are Fax.Com
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October 2002
Update: |
After the actions of the FCC and California,
FAX.Com is now making prerecorded
junk calls on behalf of its customers. |
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The story is linked herein, with
the bottom
set of links for your research.
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The details - The
FCC's
Notice of Apparent Liability
- A $5.38 million fine
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California
to sanction a Fax.Com employee -
Charged with lying in court
(1.7 meg pdf file)
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In March 2003, a judge (named
Limbaugh) ruled in favor of Fax.com when it
was sued.
Then, he ordered a stay of FCC efforts to fine Fax.com until an appeal of his decision was ajudicated. Note: In March 2003, Limbaugh's decision was overturned on appeal. |
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Fax.Com opt-out numbers by:
firm advertised / opt-out number Match an opt-out number shown in an above file to the one on the junk fax you received. |
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F L A S H
12/18/03 Under federal pressure, million-dollar lawsuits and actions by California's attorney general, Fax.com may soon close its doors and re-emerge under a different name, in an apparent attempt to escape its legal troubles. |