Srinagar, Apr 16:The government today banned short message service (SMS) for post-paid subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir while restricting the facility for pre-paid subscribers to 10 outgoing SMSs a day effective from midnight tonight.
The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and IT have issued directives to 12 Unified Access Services (UAS) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) licensees including BSNL to immediately stop schemes and tariff packages of free SMS service in the state.
The number of outgoing SMSs has been capped at 10 SMS per day per subscriber in the case of prepaid subscribers in J&K service area. In the case of post-paid subscriber in J&K service area, the facility to originate SMS has been withdrawn altogether.
These directives which service providers are directed to comply with include stoppage of schemes/tariff packages of free SMS service. All SMS messages originating outside J&K service area in India and from the networks of ILD operators will not be delivered to Mobile subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir service area.
"In case of bulk SMS connection/facility/SMS interface given to the telemarketers/users with regard to J&K, this facility will no longer be available until further directions nobody/no organisation/no agency will be given facility for sending bulk SMS through any portal to the subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir," the directive said.
Facility to the existing users is to be immediately withdrawn, it added.
Voice-call facility will not be given to the telemarketers and existing voice-call facility given to the telemarketers will also be withdrawn immediately.
These instructions have been issued to UAS/CMTS service providers by the licensor in exercise of power conferred under clauses 10.1, 10.6, 30.1 and 41.11 of the UAS/CMTS licence in the interest of the national security.
The Service Providers concerned have been directed to furnish necessary compliance of above instructions to Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell of J&K and send a copy to Department of Telecom by April 19.
Licensees which have been issued directives are Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Dishnet Wireless Ltd, Reliance Communications Ltd, Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd, Datacom Solutions Pvt Ltd, Idea Cellular Ltd, Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd, S Tel Pvt Ltd, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd, Tata Teleservices Ltd and Unitech Wireless (North) Pvt Ltd. (UNI)
The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and IT have issued directives to 12 Unified Access Services (UAS) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) licensees including BSNL to immediately stop schemes and tariff packages of free SMS service in the state.
The number of outgoing SMSs has been capped at 10 SMS per day per subscriber in the case of prepaid subscribers in J&K service area. In the case of post-paid subscriber in J&K service area, the facility to originate SMS has been withdrawn altogether.
These directives which service providers are directed to comply with include stoppage of schemes/tariff packages of free SMS service. All SMS messages originating outside J&K service area in India and from the networks of ILD operators will not be delivered to Mobile subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir service area.
"In case of bulk SMS connection/facility/SMS interface given to the telemarketers/users with regard to J&K, this facility will no longer be available until further directions nobody/no organisation/no agency will be given facility for sending bulk SMS through any portal to the subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir," the directive said.
Facility to the existing users is to be immediately withdrawn, it added.
Voice-call facility will not be given to the telemarketers and existing voice-call facility given to the telemarketers will also be withdrawn immediately.
These instructions have been issued to UAS/CMTS service providers by the licensor in exercise of power conferred under clauses 10.1, 10.6, 30.1 and 41.11 of the UAS/CMTS licence in the interest of the national security.
The Service Providers concerned have been directed to furnish necessary compliance of above instructions to Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell of J&K and send a copy to Department of Telecom by April 19.
Licensees which have been issued directives are Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Dishnet Wireless Ltd, Reliance Communications Ltd, Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd, Datacom Solutions Pvt Ltd, Idea Cellular Ltd, Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd, S Tel Pvt Ltd, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd, Tata Teleservices Ltd and Unitech Wireless (North) Pvt Ltd. (UNI)
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