California's mobile phones officially freed
from unwanted text messages.
Gov.
Gray Davis has signed a bill that would prohibit companies from spamming
mobile phones and pagers with unwanted text messages. The law, sponsored by
Assemblyman Tim Leslie, R-Tahoe City, goes into effect in January.
Davis said he endorsed the plan because he didn't want unsolicited
messages on mobile phones to reach the same level that spam e-mails have.
"These days, telemarketers and advertisers are intruding on
everything--our home phones, our cell phone, our fax machines and our
pagers," Davis said in a statement. "Today, California cuts the line on
unsolicited faxes, phone calls and text messages."
Representatives from the wireless and text messaging industry did not
immediately return requests for comment.
Davis also signed two other tech privacy bills, including one that would
mandate stricter junk fax laws and another designed to speed the creation of
a "do not call" list.
