Mobile phone spam

The Greek government shot down reports that the state and customers would be charged for the text messages sent to Greek mobile phones in case of an emergency.
Government sources said the test on Saturday was conducted through an agreement between the Ministry of Digital Governance and the country's telecom providers.

Ahead of the full activation by the end of the year of the 112 European Union emergency phone number in Greece, an SMS system was activated on Saturday whereby mobile phones in areas under threat in the event of a natural disaster will receive text messages with helpful information.

The Commission for Consumer Protection will soon announce its opinion regarding the so-called unsolicited SMS' which customers receive from mobile operators, stated the Chairman of the Commission, Dimitar Margaritov.

Turkey’s presidential hopefuls have continued campaigning by sending text messages to mobile phone users.