Please be advised that the Federal Communications Commission's new fax rules took effect August 1st, 2006. The Commission codified an exemption to the fax rules that allow fax advertisements to be sent to parties with whom the sender has an established business relationship.

Specifically, the Commission:

1. Codified an exemption to the fax rules to allow fax advertisements to be sent to parties with whom the sender has an established business relationship (EBR);
2. Required that, even in the case of an EBR, a person sending a fax advertisement must obtain the fax number directly from the recipient or ensure that the recipient voluntarily agreed to make the number available for public distribution;
3. Provided a definition of an EBR to be used in the context of sending fax advertisements;
4. Required the sender of fax advertisements to provide clear and conspicuous notice and contact information on the first page of a fax that allows recipients to "opt-outÓ of future fax transmissions from the sender;
5. Required senders to honor opt-out requests within the shortest reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days;
6. Determined not to exempt small businesses or nonprofit trade associations from the rules; and,
7. Clarified the term "unsolicited advertisement."

Quick Link will not send unsolicited email, otherwise known as SPAM. "CAN-SPAM", will supercede the variety of state laws, giving you a standard set of guidelines to follow. In order to comply with the new rules, commercial email must: