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Texting Order Provides Needed Clarity, American Action Forum Says

The FCC’s proposed texting declaratory ruling, set for a vote Wednesday (see 1812050019), would provide needed clarity, Will Rinehart, American Action Forum director-technology and innovation policy, blogged Monday. “Text messaging services are in legal limbo since they have never been…

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formally classified by the FCC as being either a Title I service like the Internet or a Title II service like telephony,” Rinehart said. “Practically speaking, a Title I classification would simply be a formality, since carriers have already treated these services as such and have been stopping spam messages before they travel the network.”