ACMA fines 2 companies for Spam Act breaches

In 2 separate cases, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined the Pitch Entertainment Group (Pitch) $11,000 and International Machinery Parts Pty Ltd (IMP Mobile) $4,400 respectively for breaches of the Spam Act.

Pitch and its directors have also entered into an enforceable undertaking that requires future compliance with the Spam Act and contains stringent compliance reporting and staff education obligations.

ACMA found that the Pitch Entertainment Group, which trades as Splash Mobile in Australia, sent over one million commercial electronic messages to mobile phones without a functional unsubscribe facility.

IMP Mobile also failed to provide a functional unsubscribe facility when sending messages to mobile phones.