By- Harkirat Singh(facebook)(twitter)
I kow you all are familiar with what an IMEI number is but for those who dont know about this,An IMEI or International Mobile Equipment Identity number is a unique 15-digit code that is assigned to a handset, and is unique to GSM, WCDMA and iDEN mobile phones as well as some satellite phones.
But,recently in india 18000 devices were found having the same IMEI numbers.“At present, it is difficult to differentiate between the original handset and the duplicated one with same IMEI. But the Department of Telecom is examining the issue,” Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said in the Rajya Sabha.
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Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working towards curbing the menace of fake IMEI numbers in the country, an incident of IMEI tampering came to light, recently. Reports went on to confirm that the Patna police have arrested six persons for changing the IMEI numbersof cell phones and SIM cards without the phone owner's permission. They then used them on stolen phones to commit crime.
Recent reports had affirmed that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was reportedly planning to approach the Commerce and Industry Ministry pertaining to the issue of banning the import of phones with fake IMEI numbers.
I kow you all are familiar with what an IMEI number is but for those who dont know about this,An IMEI or International Mobile Equipment Identity number is a unique 15-digit code that is assigned to a handset, and is unique to GSM, WCDMA and iDEN mobile phones as well as some satellite phones.
But,recently in india 18000 devices were found having the same IMEI numbers.“At present, it is difficult to differentiate between the original handset and the duplicated one with same IMEI. But the Department of Telecom is examining the issue,” Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said in the Rajya Sabha.
Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working towards curbing the menace of fake IMEI numbers in the country, an incident of IMEI tampering came to light, recently. Reports went on to confirm that the Patna police have arrested six persons for changing the IMEI numbersof cell phones and SIM cards without the phone owner's permission. They then used them on stolen phones to commit crime.
Recent reports had affirmed that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was reportedly planning to approach the Commerce and Industry Ministry pertaining to the issue of banning the import of phones with fake IMEI numbers.
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