Kashmir lifts ban on SMS on prepaid cell phones
Article from Hindustan Times:
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday decided to lift the ban on short messaging services (SMS) on prepaid mobile connections with effect from Wednesday.
“On the instructions of chief minister Omar Abdullah, the restriction on SMS to the prepaid cell phones in the state has been revoked,” stated an official statement issued here.
”Subscribers of prepaid cell phones had requested the chief minister in this regard and he issued instructions to the agencies concerned to lift the said restriction.”
SMSes on mobile phones were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir in June 2010.
In 2013, however, the ban on these services was lifted on post-paid mobile connections, but continued on prepaid accounts.
Sources in various service providers confirmed that they have received instructions from the state government to resume short messaging service…………………continues on Hindustan Times
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KCC OKs Westar Energy pilot plan to offer prepay electric service
Article from Kansas.com:
In another sign of advancing technology in the utility industry, Kansans will soon be able to prepay for their electric service like they can for their cellphone.
The Kansas Corporation Commission voted Thursday to let Westar Energy move forward with the first program in the state that lets customers pay for electricity before they use it.
Customers “compare Westar to other companies’products and services such as prepaid cell phones,” Westar spokeswoman Gina Penzig said in a statement. “We want to meet those expectations and give our customers more product and service options that fit their lifestyle.”
The plan approved Thursday is a pilot project and at the start will be limited to 1,000 customers.
Prepay will be available in parts of Wichita, along with the towns of Lawrence, Silver Lake and Rossville. The key to availability is the type of electric meter at the property served.
The prepay service will only be offered in locations where the older cl…………………continues on Kansas.com
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