Srinagar October 15
Hours after restoring postpaid mobile phone services in Kashmir, the government blocked the short message service (SMS) fearing it could help miscreants organise protests.
The government directive to telecom operators in this regard came on Monday late evening. “The government asked us to block the SMS services immediately, citing security concerns,” a senior officer in the BSNL told The Tribune.
Mobile phones in Kashmir buzzed back to life on Monday, breaking the silence of a 72-day communication clampdown and reconnecting 40 lakh postpaid connections, but without any Internet facility. “The SMS ban is a precautionary measure and we will review the decision in coming days,” said a senior police official. Around 26 lakh prepaid phone and Internet services remain blocked for now. — TNS
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