Part of the Mobile Communications Resource Center, this is one of several presentations created by Michael Hanley for Ball State University's College of Communication, Information and Media. All rights are reserved.
2. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
Who Regulates Mobile?
Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
- Regulates wireless communications services
and administers and enforces privacy statutes
and regulations related to using, disclosing, and
providing access to consumers’ personal data
by cell phone carriers.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federal agency that, with state attorney
generals, polices unfair and deceptive trade
practices. Some of the laws and regulations the
FTC passes apply to mobile marketing.
3. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
Who Regulates Mobile?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Regulates mobile medical apps to ensure
they don’t provide unlawful medical advice
Federal Reserve Board
- Regulates banks and mobile banking and
payment systems
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- The chief regulator for monitoring compliance
by financial providers of consumer laws
http://onguardonline.gov
4. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
Who Regulates Mobile?
State Attorneys General
- Regulate consumer protection in each
state, including telemarketing, Do Not Call
lists, deception, identity theft, Internet
spam and scams.
State Court Opinions
- The common law of torts and the common law
of contracts, often found in state court opinions
rather than statutes or administrative law, are
sources of state law remedies for privacy
invasions involving mobile advertising.
5. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
Who Regulates Mobile?
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
- Monitors and regulates mobile marketing
activity and provides Code of Conduct and Best
Practices for mobile marketers.
www.mmaglobal.com
CTIA – The Wireless Association
- Coordinates the wireless industry's voluntary
efforts to provide consumers with a variety of
choices and information regarding their wireless
products and services.
http://www.ctia.org/
6. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
Who Regulates Mobile?
The Common Short Code Administration (CSCA)
- A joint effort by NeuStar and CTIA, focuses on
SMS text message marketing and mobile
advertising via common short codes. The CSCA
CSCA
7. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
What Laws Regulate Mobile?
CAN-SPAM Act
In August 2004, the FCC voted to amend the CAN-SPAM Act
of 2003 to outlaw all commercial e-mail messages to mobile
phones and pagers unless the device owner has given
"express prior authorization.”
The ban does not cover "transactional or relationship"
messages, or notices to facilitate a transaction already
entered into with a customer.
Consumers must be allowed to opt-out of receiving future
messages the same way they opted-in. Senders have 10
days to honor opt-out requests.
Violators are subject to fines of up to $6 million and up to
one year in jail for some spamming activities.
8. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
What Laws Regulate Mobile?
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1996
The most significant part of the TCPA regulations concern
commercial solicitation calls made to residences.
Regulates telephone solicitation by restricting the use of
auto-dialing equipment and by prohibiting other commercial
calls and texts, such as those to facsimile machines,
cellular phones and emergency service providers.
Marketers must have prior express written consent for all
autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing calls or texts to
wireless numbers and residential lines
Established a "Do not call" list-keeping requirement for
residential telemarketing and by prohibiting calls to
residences before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
9. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
What Laws Regulate Mobile?
Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule of 2006
Expressly prohibit telemarketing sales calls that deliver
prerecorded messages, whether answered in person by a
consumer or by an answering machine or voicemail service,
unless the seller has previously obtained the recipient's
signed, written agreement to receive such calls
Permit sellers to obtain the required permission for
prerecorded message sales calls from a consumer in any
manner permitted by the Electronic Signatures In Global
and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act)
Require that sellers and telemarketers provide, at the outset
of all prerecorded messages, an automated keypress or
voice-activated interactive opt-out mechanism so that
consumers can opt out easily
10. Mobile Regulations and Privacy
What Laws Regulate Mobile?
Amended Telemarketing Sales Rule of 2006
Expressly prohibit telemarketing sales calls that deliver
prerecorded messages, whether answered in person by a
consumer or by an answering machine or voicemail service,
unless the seller has previously obtained the recipient's
signed, written agreement to receive such calls
Permit sellers to obtain the required permission for
prerecorded message sales calls from a consumer in any
manner permitted by the Electronic Signatures In Global
and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act)
Require that sellers and telemarketers provide, at the outset
of all prerecorded messages, an automated keypress or
voice-activated interactive opt-out mechanism so that
consumers can opt out easily
Notas do Editor
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.
The Mobile Ecosystem: Players and Playing Field
--The Initiative Owner or their Marketing Agency/Ad Agency create the mobile initiative idea and specifications
--The Application Service Provider (ASP) provides the mobile software and hardware back end technology, mobile management services, and mobile expertise in helping create, develop and manage mobile initiatives
--The Network Aggregator’s main function is to provide a single point connection to the multiple wireless carriers
--The Wireless Carriers: The “pipe” that carries the mobile messages/content (Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel et al.)
Yellow arrows represent the actual text or content messages sent and received through the system. Via their cell phones, consumers communicate through the carriers/aggregator to the application provider who processes their communication. The ASP responds back through the aggregator/carriers back to the consumer.
The Carrier “Walled Garden”
Since the carriers own the wireless “pipe”, in some instances they will control or prohibit the distribution of messages or content to their subscribers that does not originate from them. Some carriers only allow mobile content (ringtones, wallpapers, video, music etc.) to be downloaded through them, and do not allow any third party to directly offer content to their subscribers–hence the “walled garden”.