I read about the SMS spam created by the leaders of our nation including the ruling Congress Government in Delhi, during the recent Assembly elections. It is estimated that 60 mn cell phone users were spammed with 120mn SMS messages.
One97 communications said that they scrubbed the list against the NDNC Registry and spammed only to those who were not registered. One97 worked with leading political parties and has sent 50 mn messages.
Some think that Bulk SMS providers aren’t under the ambit of UCC. No this is not true, technically they are covered by the UCC and if you think you are registered with Do Not Call registry and still spammed, here is how you can file the complaint.
- Open the Spam SMS sent by the political party say – XYZ
- You won’t see any mobile number because it is masked by the sender id [XYZ]. However, Bulk SMS service providers are required to maintain a list of Sender Ids [ XYZ ] they allot to various entities.
- You need to locate the Number from where the message was relayed. Here are the instructions to get that Number on a Nokia Handset. Open the SMS message – Options – Message Details – Scroll Down – Look for Message Centre, where you get the number.
- Use this Number, Sender id, Date and Time of the SMS to file a complaint.
It is high time that our Politicians induce self-discpline before governing the nation.