Unsolicited SMS are back to haunt Mobile Subscribers

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Unsolicited bulk SMSes continue to flood the message box of residents despite a crackdown by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman Rahul Khullar.

On October 11, Khullar, had set a 15- day deadline to curb the menace of pesky calls and short messaging service (SMS) from telemarketers and other sources.
The deadline is over but not the barrage of SMSes from real estate brokers, car resellers, holiday planners, ayurveda doctors and spiritual gurus among others.

If at all, the frequency of pesky texts has only increased this festival season, targeting particularly those consumers who have subscribed to the 'do not disturb' or DND facility of Trai.

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Pesky calls and messages are a menace not only for common people but also for Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, who said that he too is a victim of the unsolicited communications and has discussed these issues with the telecom regulator.

"Trai is taking it up (pesky calls/SMSes issue). I also face lot of problem. Every two minutes I get such SMS," Mr Sibal told reporters at the Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in New Delhi.

"People...used international servers (to send such SMSes), but that also has been stopped. I met Trai Chairman. He will ensure that this is not going to happen anymore," he said.


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