COMMERCIAL SMSES
TRAI crackdown on spam: Over 1.24 lakh mobile connections barred or disconnected in Jul-Sep
TRAI enforced strict regulations against over 1.24 lakh telecom resources for violating unsolicited commercial communications rules. The regulator responded to 15.29 lakh complaints, classifying 7.23 lakh as actionable during the quarter. It blocked 3,725 SMS headers and blacklisted 374 entities from obtaining telecom resources for one year.
Trai says commercial SMSs getting delivered smoothly
The overall delivery rate till late Thursday was 84.11%, meaning 600 million commercial SMSes have been able to pass the rigid filters, or SMS scrubbing, of the blockchain-based technology applied by telcos at their end. Of this, the top sectors of banking, communication & IT, and health had scrub success rates of 90.69%, 84.25% and 90.74%, respectively.
TRAI writes to key ministries, associations, NIC, others on new bulk SMS norms
The regulator has written to key stakeholders across sectors informing them at length about the rules, and urging them to advise entities and organisations under their jurisdiction to "strictly comply with the new regulatory requirement without further delay".
Trai calls on banks, others to comply with directive to check pesky SMSes
“Unfortunately, despite repeated communication, all major banks and big telemarketers sending SMS have failed to fulfil regulatory requirements. All are being notified individually also,” the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in a press note on Tuesday.
Now Shivtel Communications drags Trai to court over pesky content regime
The bulk messaging service provider Shivtel has alleged that Trai’s activation of SMS content scrubbing on March 8, has caused close to 80% of Shivtel’s messages being dropped in some cases while the overall failure rate was 50%. Shivtel processes close to 5.3 billion SMS per year for corporates across 20 business segments, it says.
After OTP and SMS services disruption, Trai asks telcos to switch off new filter for 7 days
ET had, in its March 9 edition, reported about the disruption caused to several online services because of the inability of telemarketers and others to register their sender IDs and context of texts on the blockchain platform of telcos.
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Spam War: Telecom companies to soon filter out unregistered commercial SMSes
ET had reported in November that the telecom regulator had imposed penalties collectively amounting to Rs 35 crore on eight operators including Bharti Airtel, Voda-Idea, Jio and BSNL for violation of TCCCPR on various counts, which allowed cyber criminals to issue fake SMSes.
Trai scraps rule that mandated 100 SMSes at discounted rates
This means operators will have a free hand in fixing charges for such bulk SMSes by non-commercial users, and Trai's practice of forbearance will extend to such messages too, an official explained.
Pesky calls: Trai proposes compulsory access to call logs, SMSes for DND apps
Every access provider shall ensure that all devices registered on its network shall support all permissions required for the functioning of such apps, said Trai.
Trai disconnects 14 lakh phones of unregistered telemarketers
Telecom regulator Trai has disconnected 14 lakh phones and blacklisted 1.8 lakh unregistered telemarketers for two years for sending pesky messages.
Unauthorised telemarketing increased in last one year: Milind Deora
Unauthorised telemarketing has increased over last one year and on an average 46,402 complaints are received per month.
DoT may suggest steep fine of Rs 20,000 on every pesky call
Every unsolicited commercial call by a telemarketer may invite a penalty of Rs 20,000 as DoT in its comments on proposed Right to Privacy Bill is likely to suggest such a steep fine.
Supreme Court stays TDSAT's order that removed cap on number of SMSes
The Supreme Court today stayed telecom tribunal TDSAT's order, which had quashed the sector regulator TRAI's circular limiting the number of SMSes to 200 per day per SIM.
Relief from pesky messages: TRAI caps cheaper SMSes at 100 a day
The regulator also said that telcos must charge a minimum of 50 paise for every message sent beyond the prescribed limit.
Pesky messages: Only 100 SMSes a day at low rates
To stop the menace of pesky messages, telecom regulator Trai today said only 100 SMSes in a day per SIM card will be allowed at concessional rates.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal a victim of pesky messages too
"Trai is taking it up (pesky calls/SMSes issue). I also face lot of problem. Every two minutes I get such SMS," Sibal told reporters.
Delhi High Court removes 200 SMSes per day limit
The Delhi High Court today set aside the cap of 200 SMSes per day sent through a mobile phone SIM for personal communications.
Over 36k notices sent for unsolicited commercial calls: Trai
Over 36,000 subscribers have been issued notices, and services to 22,000 users has been disconnected for violating norms.
TRAI directs telecom companies to block pesky SMSes originating from abroad
It was observed that generally such SMSs originated from locations within Germany, Sweden, Fiji, Bosnia, UK, Jersey, Namibia, Panama, etc, TRAI said.
ET in the classroom: What Are Pesky SMSes?
Unsolicited telemarketing text messages that mobile phone users listed with telecom regulator Trai's NDNC registry continue to receive.
Pesky messages back? TRAI raises SMS limit to 200 per day per SIM
Telecom consumers will now be able to send up to 200 SMSes per day from a SIM, as against the earlier limit of just 100 SMSes per day imposed by the TRAI.
TRAI imposes 5 paise termination charge on commercial SMSes
Termination charges are paid by an operator from whose network calls or SMS originate to the one on whose network these communications end.
Trai slaps charge on bulk SMSes
Trai will impose a charge to deter tele-marketers from delivering bulk SMSes in defiance of a three-week-old ban on unsolicited calls and text messages.
TRAI clears confusion over SMS limit, exempts certain services
Trai exempted various service providers from the new limit of one hundred SMSes per day per SIM, which was imposed to block pesky calls and SMSes.
COAI seeks review of 100 SMSes per day norm
Telecom operators' lobby COAI has asked Trai to reconsider its recommendation to limit 100 SMSes per day per SIM.
Relief from pesky calls, SMSes from September 27
Millions of telecom subscribers (mobile and landline) will finally get relief from unwanted calls and SMSes from September 27.
Relief from pesky calls, SMSes in sight; DoT to release number
Users may get relief from unwarranted calls and SMSes, as DoT is to announce a dedicated landline number series that can be used to identify telemarketers.
New Trai mandate to make it easier to track down SMS spammers
Keeping unsolicited commercial communications in the form of SMSes at bay is likely to get easier from this month onwards, thanks to a recent Trai notification.
Tough times ahead for Net & SMS advertisers
The new national consumer policy would make it mandatory for product advertisers to get their products registered with the government before advertising them through internet and SMS.
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