Relief for Fax Machines in Indiana

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette -

Fax blaster shut down in Indiana
Attorney General Steve Carter announced Thursday that a California company known for blasting hundreds of thousands of faxes to Indiana numbers has ceased operation and was ordered to pay the state $6.6 million.

While he doesn’t expect to see much of the money – the state has only received $30,000 so far – Carter said the case sends a message to other companies that Indiana will not tolerate the practice of sending unsolicited faxes.

“The big news is we’ve shut them down,” Carter said. “We do have a judgment, but it’s very uncertain whether we can collect it.”

Indiana joined a federal suit filed by the California attorney general against Fax.com in 2004. The company violated federal statutes outlawing blast faxes and has been permanently banned from sending unwanted faxes under an agreement with the two states and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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