By IANS,
Beijing : Four Chinese men have been sent to prison for sending millions of spam text messages without having a licence from the government telecommunications body.
The four men sent 300,000 group messages to mobile phone users every week for their clients without a license from China Telecom, a court was told.
The spam messages included advertisements for housing, furniture, downloads of ring tones and mobile games, the China Daily reported.
The accused admitted sending the mass texts but said they never sent anything related to pornography.
The four men made over 300,000 yuan (around $45,750) from their illegal operation. They have been jailed from periods ranging from 13 to 18 months.
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