Tele2 has blocked SMS-spam

The operator Tele2 started to block sending messages from the alpha-character or short numbers from other networks. This measure will help protect customers from Tele2 SMS-spam. On November 11, 2013 Tele2 started to block unauthorized distribution from short numbers whose owners have not entered into a contract with the operator or SMS-aggregator having a contractual relationship with Tele2. This step will allow all traffic to pass through the system Tele2, message filtering and providing maximum protection for customers. company Tele2 Russia has already signed agreements with SMS-aggregators, which account for over 90% of all legitimate mailings (notifications from banks about the status of the account of the arrival of messages taxi, etc.). In order to move to a better system of protection occurred as comfortable as possible for customers and their interests are not affected, the company informed in advance of all the partners of the rule change. Tele2 plans to develop a system to protect subscribers from SMS-mailing, making it more personalized. Already, customers of the operator service is available "Blacklist", not only to get rid of unwanted calls, but also from the pesky SMS and promotional mailings. In the black list subscriber can make and unwanted short numbers (eg, 7777), and text labels senders (BonusTaxi) and DEF-even numbers of individual subscribers. In the future, Tele2 plans to launch service "White List": the user can independently generate a list of useful numbers - senders that are not included in it will be blocked. Moreover, Tele2 will introduce a convenient option for customers who do not want to dive into the details of setting the black and white lists . For them, the operator will form a single register senders to meet the stringent requirements of Tele2. By connecting such a list, the user will only receive messages from the sender is checked, the rest of SMS c alphanumeric character and short codes are blocked.