Technologies / FCC Do Not Fax Rule

Federal Preemption of State Laws Relating to Interstate Faxing.

Support limited federal preemption of state laws under the Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005 with regard to interstate faxes but not intrastate faxes.

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The federal legislation should be a minimum standard and states should be free to impose higher standards on interstate faxes.

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Growing concerns with the proliferation of unsolicited fax advertisements and solicitations in the early 2000's resulted in the implementation of new Federal Communications Commission regulations that placed limits on the ability of marketers to send unsolicited commercial faxes. In response to the regulations, the business community, including NAR, raised concerns as to the rules significant impact on the ability of businesses to easily and cost-effectively communicate with their established clients and customers. NAR successfully sought legislation, the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, that addressed some of the regulations most onerous components and created an "established business relationship" exception to the rules.

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