July 13th, 2012 7:02 PM 33 COMMENTS

Now Send More Than 200 SMS Per day, Thank you Delhi High Court!

Good news for all the SMS fans or Heavy SMS Users! Delhi High Court today ordered the withdrawal of 200 SMS per day cap for personal communication while upholds ban on unsolicited or marketing SMSes. The Court order comes in response for the petition challenging the TRAI's order which was filed by Mr. Anil Kumar, secretary of an NGO . The petition also alleged that the checks and measures under... Read More

March 29th, 2012 5:31 PM 10 COMMENTS

TRAI Strict On Pesky Calls & SMS, 22769 Individual Customers Disconnected

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today said that total 22769 subscribers have been disconnected for making pesky calls or messages through individual numbers. TRAI is monitoring and enforcing the regulations for protection of customers from Unsolicited Commercial calls and SMSs. According to TRAI after implementation of regulations on 27th September 2011, 36156 subscribers have been issued notices and 22769 mobile/telecom subscribers have been disconnected. In case of telemarketers, in... Read More

November 1st, 2011 4:24 PM 65 COMMENTS

TRAI Raises SMS Limit To 200 SMS Per Day Per SIM

Now, there seems to be good news for all the SMS fans or Heavy SMS Users! Indian Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today increased the limit of One hundred SMS (100 SMS) per day per SIM to Two hundred SMS (200 SMS) per day per SIM for prepaid users. TRAI also doubles the SMS limits/caps for Postpaid mobile service users from 3000 SMS per month to 6000... Read More

October 25th, 2011 6:31 PM 22 COMMENTS

TRAI Imposes 5 Paisa Termination Charge On Commercial SMS

In a bid to curb pesky calls, SMS from telemarketers, Indian Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today imposes a termination charge of 5 paisa per SMS on operators from whose networks commercial messages originate. TRAI said that the regulations prescribe several steps for protection of customers from unsolicited commercial calls and SMSs. The regulator  has also specified a number of deterrent measures to stop commercial SMSs to... Read More

October 16th, 2011 11:42 AM 31 COMMENTS

Vodafone Penalizes Telemarketers For Unsolicited Calls and SMSs : TRAI

After the successful implementation of new Do Not Disturb (DND) rules to curb pesky calls, SMS from telemarketers, Now, Indian Telecom regulator TRAI is strictly monitoring and enforcing the regulations for protection of customers from Unsolicited Commercial calls and SMSs. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that the regulations prescribe several steps for protection of customers from unsolicited Commercial calls and SMSs. In this regard leading Mobile service operator... Read More

September 27th, 2011 12:27 PM 60 COMMENTS

No SMS To DND Users, Free SMS Websites Implements TRAI Regulation

It seems that this time Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is very strict on its guidelines to curb all unwanted telemarketing calls and messages from today. After the 100 SMS limit implemented by all mobile operators now Bulk and Free SMS web portal's have also implemented the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2011 to stop the menace of telemarketing SMSes and made all the changes in... Read More

September 26th, 2011 7:08 PM 60 COMMENTS

BSNL Rationalizes Its SMS Packs As Per TRAI Regulation

India's National Telecom Backbone and Pan India 3G Mobile Service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the rationalization of its SMS Packs in order to implement the TRAI's Regulations to sets a cap of 100 SMSs per day per users. BSNL has withdrawn its all SMS pack of Rs.13, Rs.23 Rs.33, Rs.53 and introduced NEW SMS packs at Rs.32, Rs.21 , Rs.14 and Rs.53 with revised validity and... Read More

September 26th, 2011 12:41 PM 59 COMMENTS

Mobile Operators Sets 100 SMS Limit As Per TRAI Regulation

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communication (Reliance GSM and CDMA) have already implemented Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2011 to stop the menace of telemarketing SMSes and sets a cap at 100 SMSs per day per users. After the TRAI's announcement on 100 SMS a day limit, GSM Operator's body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has asked TRAI to reconsider its recommendation regarding the 100 SMS/Day limit, claiming... Read More

September 5th, 2011 7:56 PM 86 COMMENTS

Now Restrict Yourself To 100 SMSes Per Day From 27th Sept

If you are a high SMS user, time to rethink your communicating way as mobile operators will scrap Unlimited (upto 500 sms/day) SMS packs and introduce maximum 100 SMS/day to meet the TRAI's regulation from 27th September 2011. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finally today announced 27th September 2011 as the date of implementation for Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2011. to stop the menace of... Read More

December 1st, 2010 5:09 PM 34 COMMENTS

TRAI Announces New Regulation to Curb Unwanted Calls and SMSes

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today announce a new mechanism to effectively arrest pesky commercial calls and empowered consumers against unwanted calls and SMSes. In order to find a solution to this problem, a separate numbering series 70XXXXXXXX will be allocated for telemarketers, so that all telemarketing calls can be easily identified. Any call that comes from any number beginning with "70" will be a commercial call and the... Read More

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