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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  January  11,  2002  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  John  Winston,  (202)  418-  7450 
 jwinston@  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  IMPOSES  $1,  107,500  FINE  AGAINST  21  st  CENTURY  FAX(  ES)  FOR  VIOLATING  “  JUNK  FAX  “  PROHIBITION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Today  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (Commission)  has  released  an  order  imposing  a  $1,107,500  fine  against  21  st  Century 
 Fax(  es)  Ltd.  (21  st  Century)  for  faxing  unsolicited  advertisements  to  consumers  in  violation  of  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act  (TCPA)  and  Commission  rules. 
 This  is  the  largest  single  fine  ever  imposed  by  the  Commission  for  violation  of  the  TCPA. 


 The  Commission  determined  that  21  st  Century  violated  the  TCPA  and  the 
 Commission’s  rules  on  152  separate  occasions,  even  after  receiving  a  written  warning  from  the  Commission’s  Enforcement  Bureau  indicating  that  subsequent  violations  could 


 result  in  monetary  fines.  The  unsolicited  faxes,  which  advertise  various  opinion  polls,  provide  a  pay-  per-  call  number  that  recipients  must  dial  in  order  to  register  a  vote  or 
 express  an  opinion. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  on  January  9,  2002  by  Forfeiture  Order,  (FCC  02-  2). 
 Chairman  Powell;  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps  and  Martin. 


 File  No.  EB-  00-  TC-  174 
 Enforcement  Bureau  contacts:  John  Winston  at  (202)  418-  7450  and  Mary  Romano  at 
 (202)  418-  0975. 
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