Nepal Telecom (NTC) has officially released a statement after users complained of receiving politics-related messages. The company has also released its statement via its social media handle on the very issue.
The company admitted that VAS (Value Added Service) providers are using the service to convey political messages. It also asserted that the service is purposely to be used for promoting businesses. The company said that many Ntc users are receiving politically motivated messages.
To put this into perspective, several Ntc users have posted on social media that they received messages that are politically motivated. There is a concern about how the SMS senders obtained their contact numbers. Ntc has stressed in its notice that it has and doesn’t provide user contacts to any individual or organization.
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Ntc speaks on users receiving political messages
In its statement, the company said, “Nepal Telecom grants permission to various service providers to send SMS for various business promotions. However, it does not provide any customers’ personal mobile numbers or other details.”
The company has warned concerned service providers not to transmit messages that can disrupt various types of ethnic, class, religious, communal, or political harmony. Likewise, it has requested not to transmit such messages to the general public in the coming days as well.
The company has again reiterated its commitment to respecting the privacy of its customers.
