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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT  January  5,  2004  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 Richard  Diamond  202-  418-  0506 


 Statement  of  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  Regarding  FCC  Enforcement  Action  on  Junk  Faxes 
 The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  record  $5,379,000  forfeiture  against  Fax.  com  for  violating  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act  and  the  FCC’s  junk-  fax 
 rules.  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  issued  the  following  statement: 
 “Consumers  hate  to  go  to  their  fax  machine  only  to  find  their  resources  have  been  wasted  on  spam  and  junk.  We’re  sending  relief  in  the  form  of  a  simple  message  to  junk  faxers:  violate 
 our  rules,  and  you  will  pay  the  consequences.  Today’s  action  marks  the  largest  forfeiture  the  Commission  has  ever  issued  in  this  area.  We  will  not  rest  until  consumers  find  peace  from 
 unwanted  and  unlawful  intrusions  –  whether  from  telemarketing  calls  or  junk  faxes.” 
 –  FCC  – 
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