The scourge of the wired world — spam — is making its presence felt in the wireless realm, but carriers hope they can stunt the problem in its formative stage. “Spam isn’t a problem; however, it’s an evolving threat that carriers are constantly working to combat,” Joe Farren, a spokesperson for CTIA-The Wireless Association, told TechNewsWorld. Verizon Wireless has experienced spam outbreaks ranging from 30,000 to a million messages, noted spokesperson Debbi Lewis.
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The Emerging Threat of Cell Phone Spam
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 8, 2006 04:00 AMThe scourge of the wired world — spam — is making its presence felt in the wireless realm, but carriers hope they can stunt the problem in its formative stage. “Spam isn’t a problem; however, it’s an evolving threat that carriers are constantly working to combat,” Joe Farren, a spokesperson for CTIA-The Wireless Association, told TechNewsWorld. Verizon Wireless has experienced spam outbreaks ranging from 30,000 to a million messages, noted spokesperson Debbi Lewis.