Telecom users on Tuesday got relief from unsolicited commercial calls and SMSes as the new regulation came into force. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday said it is also planning to impose five paise termination charge per SMS from October 15 on service providers on whose network commercial SMSes originate, to make it further difficult for those who broadcast millions of SMSes in a day. "We are likely to issue a regulation by October 15 to impose five paise termination charge on commercial SMS, and not on general SMS, "Trai” chairman J S Sarma said at an event here. Some operators charge up to 15 paise per SMS as termination fee on mutual agreements but it is not mandatory. The proposed directive by the telecom regulator will make it mandatory for all operators to charge termination fee for commercial SMSes, atleast.
