JUNK FAXES

Motion Text

That this House notes the irritation and inconvenience caused by unsolicited faxes to domestic addresses, often late at night; further notes that children may respond to junk faxes involving the use of high-cost premium rate telephone numbers; recognises that the material delivered in this way is sometimes offensive; welcomes the recent decision of the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services indicating a commitment to curb inappropriate junk faxes; and ask the Government to take appropriate measures to ensure public protection against unsolicited junk faxes when regulations applying to the communications industry are next considered.