The government on Friday assured that a system to stop unsolicited Short Messages (SMS) on mobile phones will be in place within next six weeks.

Responding to a volley of supplementaries during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Telecom Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal said the government has also decided to impose heavy fines on the telecom marketing companies engaged in sending such unsolicited SMSs under various categories to the people.

The Minister said people who do not want such messages can register their complaints with their respective service providers.

The Minister said the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010 have been framed keeping in view the interest of the customers and telemarketers while ensuring effective implementation.

These regulations provide for the punitive action including deduction from security deposit of telemarketers ranging from 25,000 rupees to 2.5 lakh rupees.