Sri Lanka blocks SMS on independence day as part of security measures
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 3:44 AM PST In General
If you happen to have a friend who lives/works in Sri Lanka, forget about sending him/her a text message during the country’s independence day. The message should arrive, but with a delay…
As part of security measures for the independence day celebrations, Sri Lanka’s telecom networks blocked SMS for 12 hours.
According to the country’s official telecom regulator, the move comes out of fear that Tamil Tiger rebels could use SMS to scare people into staying away from celebrations. And the government, it seems, wants people to party… 
[Via: textually.org]
