New Delhi: After checking the use of SMSes to prevent spreading of rumours which had led to mass exodus of Northeastern people from certain states, the government on Friday increased the number of SMSes to 20 per day with immediate effect.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Communication, it has been decided to revise the permissible limit of ‘bulk SMS/MMS to 20 in place of five with immediate effect’.
The decision to put a cap on the number of SMSes was taken after reports of widespread circulation of SMSes and MMSes containing misleading information about Assam violence, threats to people of northeastern origin living in other parts of the country and doctored videos. (PTI)
