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  • District court upholds OPTA’s spam fine

    Publication Court rulings 29-10-2008
    Recently the district court of Rotterdam announced its decision regarding a fine of EUR 75,000 imposed on a spammer by OPTA’s Commission. OPTA stated the spammer’s objection against the fine to be unfounded, after which the spammer lodged an appeal with …
  • OPTA imposes fine on sender of football SMS spam

    Publication News 03-11-2008
    Today the commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, imposed a fine amounting to a total of EUR 10,000 on a natural person for sending unsolicited text messages, otherwise known as SMS spam. The SMS service was titled …
  • Joint ruling OPTA-CBP concerning 'Tell a friend' systems on websites

    Publication Regulations 27-11-2008
    'Tell-a friend' systems on websites are conditionally allowed and in those cases will not be considered spam or a breach of the Dutch Data Protection Act. OPTA and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) have issued a joint issue on the matter. In this …
  • OPTA and CBP issue joint ruling on 'Tell a friend' systems on websites

    Publication News 03-12-2008
    “Tell-a-friend” systems are allowed on websites subject to conditions. Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority of the Netherlands (OPTA) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) announced this today in the form of a ruling. “Tell a friend” …
  • OPTA fines spammers

    Publication News 28-12-2004
    The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, has fined the senders of spam messages for the first time. This involves spam sent by e-mail and SMS. The largest fine totalled €42,500.00. In addition to combating Dutch spam, …
  • First year’s fight against spam yields positive results: Growing collaboration with American regulator

    Publication News 03-06-2005
    The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority, is satisfied with the results of its efforts to combat spam. Jens Arnbak, the OPTA Commission Chairman, says that ‘the results of our first year of fighting spam are positive, …
  • Presentation Annual Report 2006; announcing spamfine

    Publication News 09-05-2007
    OPTA: EUR 55,000.00 fine for spammer who ignored previous warning. OPTA Chairman Chris Fonteijn revealed this during the presentation of the organisation’s 2006 annual report. The Commission of the Dutch Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority …
  • OPTA: EUR 75.000 fine for spammer

    Publication News 02-02-2007
    The Commission of OPTA, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority in the Netherlands has imposed a fine of EUR 75.000 on a Dutch spammer. This private individual sent unsolicited electronic messages to consumers to promote erection enhancement …
 
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