News Government bans phones with fake, duplicate IMEI numbers

[DashMajor]

Government has prohibited imports of all kind of mobile handsets with fake or duplicate unique identity numbers, a move that will help security agencies in tracking callers using different sim cards.

"GSM mobile handsets with duplicate IMEI or fake IMEI & 'CDMA mobile handsets' with duplicate ESN (Electronic Serial Number)/MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifier) or fake ESN/MEID are added to the list of 'Prohibited' items for import," director general of foreign trade said in a notification.

An IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number a 15-17 digit number unique to mobile phones that use the global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology platform is used to identify a device on a cellphone network.

Government bans phones with fake, duplicate IMEI numbers - The Times of India

 

[IndianMascot]

Very Very late but good decision. Finally they woke up and took action. Hope it has been implemented fully.

 

[Sanjeev]

Yes they should implement it to a full extent nahi to jaisa chal raha hai waisa hi chalega

 

[DashMajor]

Its a very late call don't know exactly when this IMEI no. scheme started aggressively but now almost half decade completed on implementing it.