Telephone numbers that often sent spam messages should be blocked,experts agreed at a recent conference held by the Hanoi Department ofInformation and Communications.
MobiFone DeputyDirector Nguyen Dinh Chien said the company has implemented severalmeasures to block spam messages, but they would not have a systemblocking messages based on keywords until March.
Onthe MobiFone network, telephone numbers beginning with 1900 – whichoften sent spam messages – were virtually all under control, said Chien.The most pressing problem was spam messages inviting clients to buyreal estate, which the company had not yet found an effective way totackle.
Since the beginning of 2014, MobiFone has blocked more than one million subscribers.
Doan Xuan Hop, deputy head of VinaPhone's sales office, said that thecompany also implemented various measures to manage spam messages.Besides improving management of pre-paid subscribers' registration,VinaPhone would assign workers to be on duty 24/7 to supervisesubscribers sending large amounts of messages.
Last year, VinaPhone blocked nearly 700,000 telephone numbers and 79 numbers beginning with 1900 for sending spam messages.
Hop added that VinaPhone has joined hands with the Vietnam ComputerEmergency Response Teams (VNCERT) to control spam messages. If VinaPhonediscovered violations, the company would temporarily disconnect theviolators from the network or cancel their registration.
Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Department of the Ministryof Information and Communications Nguyen Xuan Tru said that companiesshould set up detailed plans to address the issue and co-ordinate witheach other to manage spam messages.
Tru added that theHanoi Department of Information and Communications should tell themunicipal People's Committee to promulgate regulations related to theissue such as setting up a hotline to receive complaints about spammessages.-VNA
MobiFone DeputyDirector Nguyen Dinh Chien said the company has implemented severalmeasures to block spam messages, but they would not have a systemblocking messages based on keywords until March.
Onthe MobiFone network, telephone numbers beginning with 1900 – whichoften sent spam messages – were virtually all under control, said Chien.The most pressing problem was spam messages inviting clients to buyreal estate, which the company had not yet found an effective way totackle.
Since the beginning of 2014, MobiFone has blocked more than one million subscribers.
Doan Xuan Hop, deputy head of VinaPhone's sales office, said that thecompany also implemented various measures to manage spam messages.Besides improving management of pre-paid subscribers' registration,VinaPhone would assign workers to be on duty 24/7 to supervisesubscribers sending large amounts of messages.
Last year, VinaPhone blocked nearly 700,000 telephone numbers and 79 numbers beginning with 1900 for sending spam messages.
Hop added that VinaPhone has joined hands with the Vietnam ComputerEmergency Response Teams (VNCERT) to control spam messages. If VinaPhonediscovered violations, the company would temporarily disconnect theviolators from the network or cancel their registration.
Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Department of the Ministryof Information and Communications Nguyen Xuan Tru said that companiesshould set up detailed plans to address the issue and co-ordinate witheach other to manage spam messages.
Tru added that theHanoi Department of Information and Communications should tell themunicipal People's Committee to promulgate regulations related to theissue such as setting up a hotline to receive complaints about spammessages.-VNA
