{"id":468,"date":"2016-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/china.chinaacheru.com\/wp\/2016\/09\/07\/subscribers-can-stop-unsolicited-text-messages-from-mobile-operators\/"},"modified":"2016-09-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T00:00:00","slug":"subscribers-can-stop-unsolicited-text-messages-from-mobile-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaacheru.com\/staging\/subscribers-can-stop-unsolicited-text-messages-from-mobile-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscribers can stop Unsolicited Text Messages from Mobile Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following a directive to telecommunications service providers by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the operators on Friday activated the \u2018Do not disturb\u2019 facility, which gives subscribers the freedom to choose what messages to receive from the various networks.
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With this directive, the NCC said on Sunday that it had mandated the operators to dedicate a common short code (2442), which would enable subscribers to take informed decisions.
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The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, said the action was taken in order to protect subscribers from the pains of unsolicited texts messages, which he described as a direct regulatory response to their yearnings.
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By this action, he said that the commission had invoked a regulatory provision, which had hitherto been overlooked by the operators.
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Ojobo said, \u201cTaking cognizance of the broad range of services, which include banking, insurance, financial products, real estate, education and health, the commission directed the operators to give the necessary instructions and clarifications that will enable subscribers to subscribe to a particular service or none at all.
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\u201cIn fact, a full DND, which is the SMS \u2018STOP\u2019 to 2442, does not allow the subscriber to receive any unsolicited message from the operators at all.\u201d
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He, however, pointed out that the decision of the commission would not affect personal messages, or person-to-person messages.
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He urged the operators to comply with the directive issued by the commission and should never gain harass subscribers with unwanted messages.
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This article was culled from Punch Newspapers, read the original copy here<\/a><\/font><\/div>\n

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