Argument that telcos profit from every delivered message including spam, creating a disincentive to filter. The billing system as a potential tool for tracing spam origins, and the lack of market forces compelling action.
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Telecommunications companies face a perverse financial incentive to permit spam because they profit from every message delivered, creating a natural disincentive to implement effective filtering. While existing billing systems already possess the technical capability to trace illicit traffic back to its source for enforcement, commenters argue that a lack of market pressure and slow-moving regulation has allowed these profitable yet harmful practices to persist. This inertia is further compounded by the industrial scale of low-cost spam, which remains lucrative for providers who are reluctant to invest in security unless they can pass those costs on to consumers. Ultimately, the industry is seen as prioritizing profit over protection, with meaningful change only occurring when regulators finally catch up to entrenched business models.
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