The Delhi High Court has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to remove the cap of 200 text messages per day on users, say news reports.
This, however, does not apply to the limit imposed on telemarketers.
The cap on text messages was a part of TRAI?s guidelines to curb unsolicited text messages and calls. However, the cap also affected consumers and organisations that did not use these mediums for commercial purposes.
This development comes after a public interest litigation was filed by Telecom Watchdog, an NGO. The organisation had claimed that the cap was imposed in a non-transparent manner and without consulting relevant stakeholders.
Meanwhile, various industry factions have expressed their satisfaction with the order. However, they are concerned as to how the regulator will distinguish between the text messages sent by consumers and unregistered telemarketers.
