Blocking Sms

[city02 63]

I've started getting almost a dozen stock tips type SMS daily from:

96770 40616

but i can't call this MDN since it does not exist

the number is so high that even deleting them is a major aggravation.

is anyone else having this problem?

did TRAI set up some short code to lodge such complaints / fwd SMS?

[dkaile 1,051]

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Contact your service provider, which most probably should be Reliance along with this no. and time, date and Content of the SMS; I presume you must already be registered with DNC Registry; I gave complaint at serviceassurancecell@relianceada.com along with these details and date of DNC Registration and within few days they blocked the sending no. and no messages came again...

[Arun 795]

Are you sure that you haven't given them your number to subscribe to their service for receiving those SMS earlier?

The national do-not-call registry does have a complaint redressal system but those are for Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC). UCC has been defined as "any message, through telecommunications service, which is transmitted for the purpose of informing about,or soliciting or promoting any commercial transaction in relation to goods, investments or services which a subscriber opts not to receive (quoted from ndncregistry.gov.in)

I am not sure if SMS tips come under it because they aren't promoting something but giving you tips. You can still try to give a complaint if you had subscribed to the National Do Not Call Registry more than 45 days ago. The complaint has to be given through the telecom service provider. While making complaint, mention your telephone number, the SMS sender number and their SMSC number, date/time and type of SMS. Obtain the complaint number for future reference. Your telecom service provider has to take action as per TRAI Regulation against defaulter on receipt of complaint. Even after 30 days of complaining if you still get the same SMS, you may mail your complaint to TRAI at ucccomplaints (at) ndncregistry.gov.in