Announcement - New MCMC policy for Bulk SMS Marketing Solution
Dear SMS Marketing clients,
*** Only clients that subscribe to SMS Marketing will be affected ***
Affected product:
https://www.exabytes.my/online-marketing/bulk-sms-marketing
Announcement detail
According to a notice by Malaysia Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) , they will begin blocking all URLs effective 1 June 2024, with full enforcement starting on 1 September 2024.
Contents that under the blocklist:
- URL link and any clickable link e.g. shorten URL;
- Request for user’s personal information e.g name, IC number, account number and
- Mobile and fixed line number
Announcement Impact:
Start from 1 June 2024. please remove URLs and phone numbers from their SMS messages to avoid any disruption on your SMS to clients.
Suggestion by vendor:
You may modify the content to something like the example below:"RM0 xxxx: Thanks for contacting us. Please visit our website > Menu > Page for details."
Best Regards,
Support Team
......................................
Technical Support Department