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FEC Approves Political Ads Via SMS

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) will allow campaigners to send text messages to cell phones. The FEC's approval primarily addresses campaign disclosures, not whether individuals have a right to opt-in or opt-out of political messaging to their cellphones. The ruling allows text messages to be sent without required disclosures that specify who paid for the advertisement.

FEC Decision Could Jump-Start SMS Political Ads, Washington Post, August 22, 2002.
Agenda Item 02-58, FEC, August 22, 2002.
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