Government Lifts Ban on Bulk SMS, MMS


NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (DHNS) : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday lifted the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes that was imposed about a fortnight ago to check spread of rumours which triggered an exodus of people of North-Eastern states from Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune.
An MHA spokesman said that the restriction was lifted as the panic triggered by the rumours subsided over the past few days.

The government had, on August 17, imposed a ban on sending more than five SMSes and more than 20 KB of data through mobile phones. The daily limit of SMSes for each subscriber was subsequently raised to 20. The restriction was imposed after SMSes and MMSes containing misleading information, morphed pictures and doctored videos about recent violence in Assam as well as threats to people of North-Eastern origin living in other places in the country were widely circulated.

The messages prompted thousands of panic-stricken North-Easterners to flee from metropolises in southern and western states and go back home. 

Though the mobile service providers implemented the government’s directive to cap the number of SMSes, the Cellular Operators Association of India had expressed concern over loss of revenue caused by the restrictions.

The operators pointed out that the fortnight-long restriction on SMSes might mean seven to eight per cent revenue loss for them.

  

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  • faizal faiji, Katipalla

    Sat, Sep 01 2012

    thank God....

    keep smiling

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  • Future India, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 31 2012

    Sms is not so important now.Good move by MHA.

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Fri, Aug 31 2012


    IT IS SIBBUS DUTY TO BLOCK ALL NONSENSE ILLEGAL SITES,SMS,MMS,FAKE MESSAGES,FAKE ADDS IN MOBILES,FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKS.

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  • Uppan.K., Uppinangady/B'lore

    Fri, Aug 31 2012

    Dear Sir
    One day this Government may lift everything at this rate.
    Ban lift, Ban lift, like that only.
    Thank you.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Aug 31 2012

    Indian, mangalore

    Mind your words. There is a root cause for everything. Root cause is allowing Bangladeshi people to enter India illegally for your vote bank.

    In our country, others are coming and troubling our own people. You ban the basic facility every time? Have some commonsense man. Grow up.

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  • Indian, mangalore

    Fri, Aug 31 2012

    @Dinesh Poojary,

    It was one of the most beneficial decisions taken to save misleading informations spreading and causing inconveniance and further confusions to our own brothers and sisters of Indians..Sometimes atleast think from humanity point of view and not your busines and marketing terms..dont show your cheap attitude in the messages here..When we youngsters itself did not have a problem with the sms ban who are you man?sacrificing something for the nation atleast once doesnt make you lose much..but losers like you wont understand..only thing you understand is politics,hatredness..

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Aug 31 2012

    Instead of taking action against illegal Bangladeshi Muslims, this useless UPA imposed ban on SMS.

    Today SMS is an important mode of marketing. Because of your stupid decision many companies who rely on SMS marketing are in suffer.

    Tomorrow if these Bangladeshi starts making THREAT CALLS, this brainless UPA Govt may ban all telephone and Mobile calls. For 18% terrorists vote they can do anything.

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