Bulk SMS, MMS ban extended till Oct 4

The government Friday extended the ban on bulk Short Message Services (SMS) and Multi-media Messaging Services (MMS) in the country for another three days till Oct 4. The ban is to make sure that peace is maintained after the controversial Ayodhya verdict.The ban on bulk SMS, which is mainly used for marketing, has affected various information-based services such as SMS alerts on cash withdrawal and debit card spending, balance enquiry and transaction details, share-trading alerts and SMS-based Internet banking.It has resulted in inconveniences to those air and rail travellers as they are unable to get updates on travel details.Earlier, the ban was till Sep 24 to check the spread of rumours or hateful messages, which was later extended till Sep 30 again after the Supreme Court deferred the Ayodhya verdict for a week. It was again extended by a day to Oct 1.
=========================================================