Chinese phones banned in India

The loud music the flashy and trendy looking phones will be a thing of the past now as Department of Telecom (DoT) is planning to block all th phones which do not have an imei number (Which all the chinese phones dont) and Even mobile phones that have all zeroes or no zero in their IMEI code will be barred.

Department of Telecom (DoT) is planning to block cell phones which do not bear the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. (Cheap Chinese phones do not have an IMEI number)

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has said that the use of such phones with fake or no imei numbers has made it impossible to trak down the culprits as most of them are using it, including the Phones used by the Terrorists in the recent Mumbai Attack.

“The Intelligence Bureau (IB) of India recommended to ban the use of Chinese handsets to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT), and it is about to be implemented in India. The Intelligence Department of India is against those Chinese phones just because, some Chinese phones are not equipped with IMEI Numbers and pose serious threat to the national security.”

As per an article of International Business Times:

Cheap Chinese mobile phones are posing as a security threat to India as unlike proper, branded handsets, these duplicate copies have fake International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. They are also eating into earnings of branded manufacturers and posing as health risk to users.

Cyber crime experts explains that, Chinese phones comes without Bill and Warranty, and are pirated, without being equipped with IMEI number, which are helpful for tracing mobiles. As these phones are not equipped with IMEI number, they can easily be used by anti-social elements, proving dangerous to the Nation’s security.

So if you are planning to purchase a China based  handset  you must think twice, as they may be of no use in the near future.
To those who already have a Chinese handset do not panic  just wait till any such official notification is out by TRAI or DoT.