Why are there so few spam messages in America?

America: Telecom companies are more self-disciplined

The penetration rate of mobile phones in the United States is very high, but the usage rate of mobile phone short messages is not high. After the reporter arrived in the United States, he never sent or received text messages, and the phenomenon of spam messages has not flooded for the time being. But now that Asia and Europe are surrounded by spam messages, why can the United States be "immune" at present?

This is first related to the mobile phone business and cultural traditions promoted by major telecommunications companies in the United States.

In America, mobile phone charges are very cheap. Mobile phone users can choose a monthly plan and enjoy some free talk time. Domestic calls are free from night to 6 am the next day. Mobile phones are cheap. Who will spend half a day trying to enter letters on their phones? There is an extra charge for sending text messages in the United States, 10 cents, which many Americans think is laborious and expensive, and it is not worthwhile at all. Americans also have no cultural tradition of texting. Almost every family has a message phone, and they have developed the habit of leaving messages since childhood. Therefore, when no one answers the phone, they will choose voice messages instead of texting. According to statistics, the total amount of short messages sent by 65.438+600 million mobile phone users in the United States in a week is less than that sent by people in China in a week.

Second, American telecommunications companies are more self-disciplined. Americans love to complain. Overcharging, poor signal and poor service are all reasons for complaints. If users continue to receive spam messages on their mobile phones, then telecom companies will have to wait for court. Protecting users' personal privacy is a commitment made by telecom enterprises to society. Telecommunications companies expressly stipulate that companies shall not disclose users' personal data; Customers can also complain to the Federal Telecommunication Commission or the US Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the law, and the telecommunications company will compensate customers financially or pay a fine to the above departments. On February 1 this year, Verizon, the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, won a lawsuit related to spam messages. A Florida company sent more than 90,000 short messages to Verizon users, saying, "You won the prize in the lucky draw and won a luxury trip to the Caribbean …" Many similar short messages were discovered by Verizon technicians, and after identifying the source, the company was sued in court. Finally, the company was awarded compensation of 65,438 yuan +0. 1 10,000 yuan.

In the United States, both landlines and mobile phones can be registered in the Federal Trade Commission's "Refusal to Answer Sales Calls Registry". If your name is put on the non-call list and someone calls your mobile phone for promotion, FTC will regard it as an illegal act and impose a fine of several hundred to 1000 USD. The reporter's friend made this registration, and his mobile phone has never received a sales message.

The third is that American legislation is relatively strict. The Federal Telecommunication Commission has enacted laws and regulations that require the sender of short messages to obtain the consent of the receiver before sending commercial or other promotional short messages. If it is violated, the defendant will be taken to court and face punishment. Registered in the United States and real-name registration system, a mobile phone user needs to fill in the social security number when signing a contract with a telecom company. Law enforcement agencies can see the detailed personal information of the number owner as long as they input this number into the computer. In this way, law enforcement agencies can easily trace the source of spam messages, which is one of the reasons why there are fewer spam messages in the United States at present.