While I am not entirely convinced that this is going to do that much good for anyone, I am hopeful that it really cheeses off the mobile spammers out there in a very big way! According to The Industry Standard, the FCC has opted for publishing a list of known mobile spammers that have not ‘received the message’ that spam will not be tolerated!

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a major step this week toward fighting unwanted e-mail messages sent to wireless phones and pagers by publishing a list of wireless mail domain names.

The FCC, which published the list late Monday, has ruled that starting in early March, it will be illegal to send most commercial messages to users of wireless phones with addresses that include any of the published domain names. Wireless spam, still limited in the U.S., has generated significant customer complaints in other countries including Japan and India.

The FCC list was provided by wireless carriers.

Commercial mail that is authorized by wireless users will not be illegal. In addition, the prohibition does not apply to so-called “transactional or relationship” messages, such as those sent to customers about product safety or account status.

Senders who violate the FCC rules and send commercial e-mail to the wireless mail domains on the list face fines of up to US$11,000 per violation.

In August, the FCC adopted rules to protect consumers from receiving unsolicited commercial messages on their wireless phones and pagers. The FCC took the action as part of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 2003.