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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  04-  194 
 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 
 RE:  In  the  Matter  of  Rules  and  Regulations  Implementing  the  Controlling  the  Assault  of  Non-Solicited  Pornography  and  Marketing  Act  of  2003;  Rules  and  Regulation  Implementing 
 the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act  of  1991,  CG  Docket  Nos.  04-  53  and  02-  278,  Order  in  CG  Docket  No.  04-  53  (Order). 


 This  is  a  good  item.  I’m  glad  that  we’re  taking  steps  to  give  consumers  the  power  to  stop  wireless  spam.  And  I’m  pleased  that  we  follow  Congress’s  wise  decision  to  require  opt-  in 
 permission  before  marketers  can  send  spam  to  wireless  devices.  Hopefully  we  can  put  in  place  rules  and  a  system  that  will  make  the  law’s  vision  a  reality. 


 My  only  hesitation  here  is  our  decision  to  allow  companies  to  obtain  opt-  in  approvals  that  are  not  in  writing.  Oral  approvals  are  harder  to  verify  and  may  pose  problems  for  us  in  the  future. 
 We’ll  need  to  monitor  that.  But  overall  this  item  addresses  an  important  consumer  issue  in  a  positive  way  and  I’m  happy  to  vote  “Aye.” 
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