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Palak Sharma September 29th, 2022 4:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Requires IMEI Registration of Phones Prior to the First Sale or Import

Before the initial sale or before the import of the device, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered smartphone producers and importers to register the IMEI number of the device on a new portal that is operational from 2020. The Department of Transportation (DoT) on Monday released a notification for the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017 to make it mandatory for smartphone manufacturers to register the IMEI numbers... Read More

Chakri K September 11th, 2021 2:47 PM 3 COMMENTS

DoT Complaint Against MSAI Registered By Delhi Police

On Wednesday, the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) registered a case on the complaint of DoT against MSAI (Mobile Standard Alliance of India). It was claimed that MSAI allegedly failed to provide data related to international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) to the government. Dot Files Complaint Against MSAI As per R K Singh, the Additional commissioner of police of Economic Offences Wing, a case has been filed. As per... Read More

Sanjay December 15th, 2009 11:16 AM 14 COMMENTS

COAI Warns Mobile Users against IMEI Implant by Unauthorized Players

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today issued a cautionary notice by media ad to those GSM mobile subscribers who have their connections disconnected due to use of handsets with non-valid IMEI and who maybe tempted to approach local retailers and other players offering to implant valid IMEI onto such handsets. COAI says "We have been informed that some unauthorized people are implanting IEMI numbers in Subscribers mobile handsets... Read More

Sanjay December 2nd, 2009 3:45 PM 25 COMMENTS

SPICE Assured, Its Mobile Phone’s IMEI Numbers Are Genuine

Spice Mobiles, India's leading handset manufacturers and telecom venture of Spice Televentures, today issued an advisory to reassure its customers that their handsets carry a genuine IMEI number and is a registered member of the ICA (Indian Cellular Organization) in India for manufacturing of GSM and CDMA mobile handsets. All handsets sold by Spice Mobiles carry the ICA-Spice hologram certifying the genuiness of the product. Addressing Spice Mobiles users, said... Read More

P K Tarun December 2nd, 2009 12:50 PM 17 COMMENTS

Blocked Chinese Mobiles Can Now Be Re-activated

If your Chinese mobile phone is blocked, you can visit the nearest The MobileStore to get it reactivated at a nominal charge of Rs 199/- only, through a simple IMEI implant process. The MobileStore in association with the agencies of Government of India offers customers the IMEI (International Mobile equipment Identity) a unique 15 digit identification number for the safety and security of their Mobile Handset. To know about the... Read More

TT Desk November 22nd, 2009 3:12 PM 32 COMMENTS

Chinese Cellphones: Worth buying?

"They're with the labourers, also with the kids, they're with the elite, and too with the freaks!" Yea, you must have seen them almost everywhere, almost every class of people carrying them. If you're still wondering, they are Chinese cellphones. Nothing has invaded our "connected" lives in so convincing a fashion in every possible form. Yet, most of us are sceptical whether to buy them or not. This article will... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 22nd, 2009 12:10 PM 7 COMMENTS

More Players Venture Into Indian Handset Sector

The highly-divided Indian mobile handset market is getting more players. Most of them are Chinese and they are targeting the market left by grey market-sold, Non IMEI handsets, banned by Indian Govt. due to security concerns. The last deadline for banning such handsets is scheduled at Decemeber 1, 2009. Worth Rs 26,000 crore, the Indian mobile handset market is mainly dominated by branded phones from Finland-headquatered Nokia (more than 50%),... Read More

P K Tarun February 3rd, 2009 6:52 PM 2 COMMENTS

NON IMEI MOBILE PHONE UNDER OPERATORS RADAR

Private operators are working full fledge to find a solution for non IMEI mobile phone as the government has given a deadline to block all non IMEI mobile phone by March 31.In a drafted statement to all mobile phone operators DOT has asked operators to find a solution to trace non IMEI mobile phone users or block them by March 31.Defaulters who fails to implies this by March 31 will... Read More