America Online, an Industry Leader in the Fight for Tougher Anti-Spam Laws, Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Agreement and Action on Tough New Spam Laws.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, today issued the following statement concerning the bipartisan agreement on Federal anti-spam legislation (S. 877) that is being adopted by Congress: "On behalf of our members, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. applauds this bipartisan agreement on the CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003) A U.S. statute effective January 1, 2004 that allows spammers to be fined up to $6 million. ACT legislation, and is pleased that it will soon be sent to the President. This law will be a significant weapon for the online industry in the ongoing fight to can the spam and thwart the spam kingpins. This is a critical new law that will help us turn the tide against spam in the online medium for good. "This bill provides meaningful tools to law enforcement and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. to hold spammers accountable for their actions. We're very pleased that the tough enforcement provisions in this new Federal legislation will allow enforcement efforts to pursue the most egregious spammers who use the worst kind of spamming techniques to send the most offensive and unwanted email to our members. The legislation targets the state-of-the-art computer fraud techniques used by spammers, and provides for strong criminal and financial penalties." About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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