Moncao - 9:01 am on Feb 4, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Uh, you must need glasses;

BRUSSELS, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch agency which supervises compliance with regulations in the field of telecommunications, OPTA, has issued a 75,000-euro fine to an e-mail spammer in North Holland, Radio Netherlands reported on Friday.

The man earned 40,000 euros by sending 9 billion unsolicited e-mails in 14 months, most of the spam was for Viagra and other sex-related items, according to the radio.

OPTA hopes the fine will act as a deterrent.

The Netherlands banned sending unsolicited e-mails via the Internet in 2004. The telecommunications supervisor expects to issue more fines this year. The maximum fine is 450,000 euros in the country.