S. 3138 would prohibit text message spam.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogDo-Not-Text Act of 2008 - Amends the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 to exclude from the definition of &quot;mobile service commercial message&quot; a commercial e-mail if the message's primary purpose is to: (1) facilitate, complete, or confirm a transaction between the message recipient and the sender; (2) provide warranty, recall, safety, or security information regarding the recipient's product or service; (3) provide notice of a change in terms or conditions, a change in the status of the recipient, or account statements regarding a subscription, membership, account, loan, or comparable ongoing commercial relationship; (4) provide information regarding an employment relationship or benefit plan in which the recipient is involved; or (5) deliver goods or services, including updates or upgrades, that the recipient is entitled to receive.

Declares that provisions relating to edit the wikiapplication of the Act to wireless do not prohibit: (1) phone-to-phone short messages; and be(2) the firstsending of mobile service commercial messages by a mobile service provider to provideits subscribers at no cost to its subscribers unless a detailed summarysubscriber has expressed a desire not to receive such messages.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require express prior authorization to send a mobile service commercial message to any person in the bill!)United States.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 6/16/2008: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status of the bill!)Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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