http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7190935
"The Dutch telecom and postal watchdog OPTA has levied fines as high as $57,540 against several individuals and small companies for sending out spam messages."
"The body said they were levied in line with tougher European Union standards to combat a problem that is estimated to cost European businesses upwards of 2.5 billion euros a year."