Wastepaper basket case.The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. has extended to January 2005 the requirement that recipients of faxed advertising give written consent before being added to such lists. Apparently, one local public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm didn't get that fax. Jacob's Well Public Relations & Advertising in Woodland Hills sent out about 700 faxes last week requesting written permission to keep firms on its fax list. Under the new regulations, now delayed, violators could be fined from $500 to $11,000, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Laurie Golden, a partner at Jacob's Well. "This has been horrific, but I have to protect myself," said an exasperated Golden. "What a nightmare." Despite the false alarm, the response of the recipients was reassuring re·as·sure tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. . "I've had more than 300 come back and only one person asked to be taken of the list," said Golden. "Even the federal legislators on my list gave me permission." |
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