Resentment is growing against the government’s decision to limit the number of SMSes people can send in a day. The regulation announced by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) comes into effect on September 27 and sets the cap at 100 SMSes a day. A number many feel is too low and take away their freedom to decide their own limits.
“We have written to TRAI against this many times. We feel it infringes on the right of speech of consumers. It will give them a tough time, especially during festive occasions such as Diwali, when people send out several hundred wishes in a day,” says Rajan S Mathews, director general of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
“No Access Provider shall permit sending of more than one hundred SMS per day per SIM:
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