Government withdraws ban on SMS in J&K
17 Apr 2010
Within hours of imposing a ban on SMSes in Jammu & Kashmir, the government withdrew its order yesterday evening.
In a statement the ministry of communication and information technology said,: ''The press release issued earlier during the day by PIB on the subject, ''DoT issues directives to UAS / CMTS service providers in J and K'', stands withdrawn.''
The department of telecommunications ( DoT) had earlier banned short message service (SMS) for post-paid subscribers in J&K with effect from Friday midnight.
The DoT's decision allows SMS facilities only by prepaid customers.
The decision had been taken in the backdrop of increased security concerns.
The ban order had directed all the 12 operators including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, to withdraw text message service from their postpaid users in the state.
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