mholtz@sactoh0.uucp (Mark A. Holtz) (09/29/89)
Quite recently, a bill was passed through both houses of the
California legislature which prohibits unsolicited "junk fax" from
being sent. The basis: Regular junk mail costs nothing more than
the time to toss it into file 13, which you pay for the ink and
paper for junk fax.
However, the governor of California has stated that he would not
sign said bill.
He is bound to change his mind.
Several radio stations have gotten a hold of the Governor's fax
number. And, they have given it out, telling people to keep the fax
machine busy with junk fax. And, sure enough, it has been busy.
If you were the governor of California, would you sign the "Junk
Fax" bill now?
Mark Arthur Holtz <-> America OnLine: Mark Holtz
7943 Sungarden Drive <-> GEnie: M.HOLTZ
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-3133 <-> UUCP: {ames att}!pacbell!sactoh0!mholtz
Home Phone: (916) 722-8522 <-> -or- uunet!mmsac!sactoh0!mholtz
[Moderator's Note: I don't know if I would or not. What I might do instead
would be send a courteous note back to all the numbers which had junk-faxed
me telling them if they continued that sort of harassment they would get
sued. And I would tell the radio station management that using my position
as governor, I would communicate with the FCC and file a formal complaint
against them for encouraging telephonic harassment over the airwaves. PT]