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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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