Federal Communications Commission.
Final rule; delay of effective date.
In this document, the Commission delays until January 9, 2006, the effective date of the rule requiring the sender of a facsimile advertisement to obtain the recipient's express permission in writing.
The effective date of the rule amending 47 CFR Part 64, § 64.1200(a)(3)(i) published at 68 FR 44144, July 25, 2003, is delayed until January 9, 2006.
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Erica H. McMahon at 202–418–2512, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
This is a summary of the Commission's
On July 3, 2003, the Commission revised the unsolicited facsimile advertising requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). On August 18, 2003, the Commission issued an
We now further delay, until January 9, 2006, the effective date of the determination that an established business relationship will no longer be sufficient to show that an individual or business has given express permission to receive unsolicited facsimile advertisements, as well as the amended unsolicited facsimile provisions at 47 CFR 64.1200(a)(3)(i). Section 64.1200(a)(3)(i), as amended, requires the sender of a facsimile advertisement to first obtain from the recipient a signed, written statement that includes the facsimile number to which any
Pursuant to Sections 1–4, 227, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 227, and 303(r), the
The Fax Ban Coalition's Petition for Further Extension of Stay
The effective date for: (1) The Commission's determination that an established business relationship will no longer be sufficient to show that an individual or business has given their express permission to receive unsolicited facsimile advertisements; (2) the 18-month and three month limitations on the duration of the established business relationship as applied to the sending of facsimile advertisements as described above; and (3) the requirement that the sender of a facsimile advertisement first obtain the recipient's express permission in writing, as codified at 47 CFR 64.1200(a)(3)(i), IS January 9, 2006, and that the
The Commission will not send a copy of the
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