Ericsson’s Nomination Committee appointed

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Jun 16 (MARKET WIRE) —

The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
(AGM) 2011 has been appointed in accordance with the procedure resolved
by the AGM 2010.

The Nomination Committee consists of:

– Jacob Wallenberg, Investor AB

– Carl-Olof By, AB Industrivaerden, Svenska Handelsbankens
Pensionsstiftelse and Pensionskassan SHB Foersaekringsfoerening

– Caroline af Ugglas, Livfoersaekringsaktiebolaget Skandia

– Marianne Nilsson, Swedbank Robur Fonder and

– Michael Treschow, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jacob Wallenberg is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

The decision on procedures for the Nomination Committee can be found in
item 9.4 in the agenda for the AGM 2010. Minutes of the meeting and
agenda for AGM 2010 can be found at
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/investors/shareholders/agm/2010.shtml

Notes to editors:

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Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to
telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile
technologies, and provides support for networks with over 2 billion
subscribers and has the leading position in managed services. The
company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure,
telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for
operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and
ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal
mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an
all-communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 80,000 employees
generated revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD 27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded
in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on
OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

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Ericsson: Ericsson’s Nomination Committee appointed

The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) 2011 has
been appointed in accordance with the procedure resolved by the AGM 2010.

The Nomination Committee consists of:

- Jacob Wallenberg, Investor AB

- Carl-Olof By, AB Industrivärden, Svenska Handelsbankens Pensionsstiftelse and
Pensionskassan SHB Försäkringsförening

- Caroline af Ugglas, Livförsäkringsaktiebolaget Skandia

- Marianne Nilsson, Swedbank Robur Fonder and

- Michael Treschow, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jacob Wallenberg is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

The decision on procedures for the Nomination Committee can be found in item 9.4 in the
agenda for the AGM 2010. Minutes of the meeting and agenda for AGM 2010 can be found at
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/investors/shareholders/agm/2010.shtml

http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/investors/shareholders/agm/2010.shtml

Notes to editors:

Our multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:
www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room http://www.ericsson.com/broadcast_room

Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides
support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in
managed services. The company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network
infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for
operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint
ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an all-communicating
world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in
175 countries, more than 80,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD
27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden,
Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

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New Head of Public and Media Relations

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Jun 07 (MARKET WIRE) —

Effective June 7, 2010, the new Head of Corporate Public & Media
Relations for Ericsson will be Ola Rembe.

Rembe has 15 years experience in communications and has been with Ericsson
corporate communications since 2001. Rembe headed the strategic planning
and execution of all communications activities related to Ericsson’s
winning Volvo Ocean Race campaign 2008-09.

Rembe replaces Ase Lindskog who became Head of Investor and Analyst
Relations on May 17, 2010.

Notes to editors:

Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to
telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile
technologies, and provides support for networks with over 2 billion
subscribers and has the leading position in managed services. The
company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure,
telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for
operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and
ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal
mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an
all-communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 80,000 employees
generated revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD 27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded
in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on
OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York

www.ericsson.com
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www.youtube.com/ericssonpress

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Ericsson Corporate Public & Media Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 69 92
E-mail: media.relations@ericsson.com

Ericsson Investor Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 00 00
E-mail:investor.relations@ericsson.com

Copyright 2010, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

Ericsson: New Head of Public and Media Relations

Effective June 7, 2010, the new Head of Corporate Public & Media Relations for Ericsson
will be Ola Rembe.

Rembe has 15 years experience in communications and has been with Ericsson corporate
communications since 2001. Rembe headed the strategic planning and execution of all
communications activities related to Ericsson’s winning Volvo Ocean Race campaign
2008-09.

Rembe replaces Åse Lindskog who became Head of Investor and Analyst Relations on May 17,
2010.

Notes to editors:

Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides
support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in
managed services. The company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network
infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for
operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint
ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an all-communicating
world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in
175 countries, more than 80,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD
27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden,
Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York

www.ericsson.com http://www.ericsson.com/
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www.youtube.com/ericssonpress http://www.youtube.com/ericssonpress

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Ericsson Corporate Public & Media Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 69 92
E-mail: media.relations@ericsson.com mailto:media.relations@ericsson.com

Ericsson Investor Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 00 00
E-mail: investor.relations@ericsson.com mailto:investor.relations@ericsson.com

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Wavion, Airoma and EOL Partner to Provide High Speed Internet Access for Tauranga, New Zealand`s Fastest Growing City

YOQNE’AM, Israel–(Business Wire)–
Wavion, a technology leader in Metro and Rural Wi-Fi with a new generation of
Wi-Fi Base Stations, Airoma, a wireless hardware distribution company in New
Zealand, and EOL, a leading Internet Service Provider in New Zealand, announced
today the deployment of Wavion`s Wi-Fi solution for high speed Internet access
in Tauranga, New Zealand`s Fastest Growing City.

The deployment is based on Wavion`s WBS-2400 and WBS-5800 base stations,
working, accordingly, in 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz unlicensed band, in conjunction
with off-the-shelf standard Wi-Fi client devices. The network covers over 1,400
square kilometers and serves both urban and rural customers in the Bay of Plenty
region in New Zealand, providing both fixed and roaming VoIP and Internet access
services.

“As an award winning wireless ISP, we owe much of our recent success to the use
of Wavion`s Technology in our network,” said Terry Coles, EOL co-founder. “We
have just upgraded part of our network from conventional Wi-Fi access points to
WBS-2400 base stations. This has significantly increased performance and
reliability, way beyond our expectations. Moreover, it has greatly reduced the
number of access points required to cover our target area. We are very pleased
with the outcome.”

Wavion`s Carrier Grade, unique and powerful WBS-2400 and WBS-5800 spatially
adaptive beamforming base stations, provide extended range, higher throughput,
and NLOS coverage. As a result, unlike more conventional equipment, it does not
require costly high towers and can be easily installed on poles and yet provide
the widest homogeneous coverage and Indoor penetration. Moreover, the flexible
architecture and ruggedized and weather-proof enclosure add significantly to the
unique value offering for Telecom Operators.

“Wavion is proud to partner with Airoma and EOL in this project in New Zealand,”
said Tal Meirzon, Wavion’s CEO. “We are pleased that our superior coverage,
capacity and reliability have significantly contributed to EOL’s success. It is
yet another proof of the added value of our unique and powerful beamforming
technology to wide area coverage urban and rural deployments.”

About Wavion

Wavion is a technology leader in Metro and Rural Wi-Fi and Wireless broadband
access, with deployments in more than 57 countries. The company`s digital
beamforming and SDMA technologies are the first and only to resolve the
significant performance, penetration and profitability challenges facing large
scale Metro and Rural deployments. Wavion is privately held and backed by Tel
Aviv-based Investors Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. and BRM Capital. Wavion
headquarters are located in Yoqne`am, Israel, and the company has worldwide
offices in Miami, Florida, Dallas, Texas, San Paulo, Brazil, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, Lima, Peru, Bogotá, Colombia, Moscow, Russia, and New Delhi, India.

Additional information about Wavion is available at www.wavionnetworks.com.

ABOUT EOL (Enternet Online Ltd)

EOL is a leading Service Provider in a New Zealand Internet. Established in
1995, it has since become a market leader in deployment of wireless broadband
technology – see http://www.eol.co.nz/community_unwired.php?ID=1268759400.

EOL is the fastest wireless ISP in New Zealand according to independent online
speedtests, and was recently voted the top ISP for 2009 in an independent online
survey on customer satisfaction. Additional information about EOL is available
at http://www.eol.co.nz.

ABOUT Airoma

Airoma is a wireless hardware distribution company in New Zealand whose mission
is to provide the worlds best cutting edge wireless solutions to Internet
Service Providers. Airoma is committed to adding value to the products and
services they provide, whilst supporting their customers, helping them to build
better networks. Additional information about Airoma is available at

http://www.airoma.net.

Wavion Wireless Networks, a Metro Wi-Fi technology leader, is honored to invite
you for meetings at the CommunicAsia 2010 exhibition in Singapore.

Come visit us at CommunicAsia2010, 15th – 18th June 2010, Hall 4, Booth #
4G4-05, Singapore Expo.

Wavion Ltd.
Hila Nagel
Tel: +972.4.909.7349
Fax: +972.4.909.7322
hila@wavionnetworks.com

Copyright Business Wire 2010

Court orders panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday ordered the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel and submit a report by Sep 15 on issues related to regulation of mobile phone towers.

Justice Kailash Gambhir said that the department of telecommunication and the MCD commissioner will constitute a committee consisting medical and technical experts and NGO representatives to look into health risk caused by illegal towers and the regulation policy for towers adopted in developed countries.

‘The secretary, telecommunication, and Commissioner, MCD, shall constitute a broad-based committee of technical and medical experts who can examine all these various studies and the technology and policy adopted by the developed countries in regulating the

installation of cellular towers and antennas,’ the court said.

Justice Gambhir said that till the time the court does not come up with a final decision on the matter, the telecom operators will deposit Rs.2 lakh per each illegal tower in the high court.

‘And if two mobile companies are sharing a tower, then an additional Rs.50,000 should be deposited,’ said Justice Gambhir, hearing a petition filed by cellphone operators against a sealing drive launched by the MCD against illegal towers.

The MCD sealing drive against illegal towers is on hold for now.

There are 5,364 mobile phone towers within the MCD’s jurisdiction in the city. Of these, as many as 2,952 have been declared illegal for having come up without the civic agency’s authorisation.

Under the revised MCD guidelines unveiled Feb 9, the licence fee to be paid by a telecom operator to the civic agency for installing a tower has been increased from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh.

Cellular operators have, in their petition, termed the hike totally arbitrary and said: ‘The licence fee earlier was Rs.1 lakh for 20 years, which has now been increased to Rs.5 lakh for a period of five years. When the MCD increased the fees, did it make any arrangement to increase the facilities attached to the tower?’

The MCD has sealed about 300 towers in the past few months. But 41 were again made operational after the phone companies completed the formalities.

According to the civic agency, mobile operators who have set up towers illegally were given one month’s time to get these regularised. The deadline expired in the first week of May.

On the last date of hearing, the MCD informed the court that it is not ready to lower the licence fee.

The court May 13 restrained the MCD from sealing illegal mobile towers till May 24, while asking the civic agency to explain the grounds for hiking the licence fee.

The MCD had filed a detailed reply explaining the rationale behind the increase in the licence fee and said: ‘Our main concern is to regularise the towers as they are a great health hazard and public at large will suffer.’

But the court was not impressed with the MCD’s reply and said: ‘Your reply is not satisfactory and you failed to establish the correlation between the fee hike and the benefits linked to it.’

Argela Announces an Entrepreneurship Program: Argela-WIN

ISTANBUL–(Business Wire)–
Argela, a leading telecommunication solutions provider, today announced a new
program to profilerate innovation and entrepreneurship. Argela Wiring Innovation
(Argela-WIN) program will welcome emerging technologies as well as novel to
identify the methods of working together. The newco, participating Argela-WIN
program, may be at the `idea` stage, or may have a prototype ready or a mature
product for the market. Argela-WIN has something to offer at all these stages.

Argela is pleased to share his entrepreneurship experience and venture power in
telecommunication with local and global startups and have their ideas, solutions
find their presence in Argela and in global,” stated Dr. Mustafa Ergen, director
of research and technology at Argela. “With this program, we want to transfuse
our knowledge and accelerate new technologies ready for our consumers .”

The program is governing in win.argela.com.tr.

About Argela

Argela collaborates with telecom operators around the world to help them
increase their revenue and customer satisfaction; contain their costs, and
decrease churn through distinguished and innovative turn-key solutions
including, but not limited to, Argela ADz-on advertising platform, fixed-mobile
convergence, Web TV, intelligent network (IN) applications and femtocell.

Argela combines its extensive telecom expertise with its high energy and
ultimate passion to add value to its customers` businesses.

For more information, please visit www.argela.com.

Argela
Nurcan Bicakci Arcan
+902123281248
nurcan.arcan@argela.com.tr

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Research and Markets: After Several Years Evolution, the Mobile Online Gaming Industry Saw a Turning Point in China and Has Emerged as One of the Most Important Markets Says 2010 Study

DUBLIN–(Business Wire)–
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1819fb/chinas_mobile_onl) has
announced the addition of the “Chinas Mobile Online Game Industry – The Turning
Point” report to their offering.

The mobile online gaming industry has seen a turning point in 2009. Due largely
to the reduction of GPRS fees early this year that led to a significant increase
in subscribers, many industry players, including game developers and game
publishers have reported profits.

China Mobile introduced a new payment channel that greatly impacted other
industry players. Further, China Mobile launched a new mobile gaming platform in
2009the first such platform among the three telecom operators in China. In-Stat
believes that although all of the operators were rewarded full-service licenses
in 2009, China Mobile will continue to lead the pack.

Many industry players, including game developers and game publishers have
reported profits due to the remarkable market growth. The price cut in data
service fees early this year as well as the availability of high quality games
are the key drivers promoting the industry.

Recent analysis found the following:

* The key developments of Chinas mobile online gaming market in 2009
* The primary changes in the value chain of mobile online gaming market and a
paradox in payment channel
* Analysis on current user characteristics and an estimation of potential users
* Profiles of the main industry players
* An estimation on future trends of mobile online gaming industry
* Revenue and subscriber forecasts

Whose Needs Does This Report Address?

* Handset vendors
* Telecom operators
* PC game vendors
* Mobile game vendors
* Strategy investors
* Venture capitalists

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

* Market size and subscriber population of mobile online gaming industry
* Developments in mobile online gaming industrys value chain
* The drivers and barriers of mobile online gaming industry
* Forecast on the mobile online gaming market
* Future development trends of mobile online gaming industry

Key Topics Covered:

* In This Update
* Introduction to Update
* Overview
* Market Size and Subscribers
* Key Developments in the Market
* Value Chain Analysis
* Game Developers
* Distribution Channel
* Payment Methods
* User Analysis
* User Characters
* Potential Users
* Drivers and Barriers
* Drivers
* Barriers
* Market Forecasts
* Revenue Forecast
* Subscriber Forecast
* Development Trends
* Company Profiles
* Game Developers
* Game Publishers
* Methodology
* List of Tables
* List of Figures

For more information visit

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1819fb/chinas_mobile_onl.

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716

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Rs.15,740 crore for state-run telecom firms

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The government has earmarked Rs.15,740.02 crore ($3.2 billion) for the two state-run telecom majors in the budget for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament Monday.
According to Mukherjee, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will get Rs.14,015 crore as budgetary allocation, while Rs.1,725.02 crore will be provided to fund the expenses of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL).

The minister has also proposed to allocate Rs.2,820 crore to discharge the liabilities of the state-run telecom equipment manufacturer, Indian Telephone Industries Ltd (ITIL) and clean up its balance sheet.

While the telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI) received Rs.10 crore as budgetary support, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Tribunal (TDSAT) has been allocated a meagre Rs.1 crore.

The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has been allocated Rs.2,400 crore.

USOF, being raised through a 5 percent levy imposed on telecom operators’ revenues, is utilised for supporting telecom services in rural areas.

Mukherjee has allocated Rs.26 crore for providing optical fibre cable network to defence services.

Manoj Kohli, chief executive and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel said the budget “signals significant demand stimulus emanating from its rural and infrastructure growth packages”.

“Telecom infrastructure is an engine of growth and if we are able to double the tele-density to 75 percent in the next five years, especially due to the rural development

Import of Chinese handsets without security code banned

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The government has banned the import of Chinese handsets that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) – a unique 15-digit security code – with immediate effect, a union minister said Thursday.

“The government has prohibited the import of mobile handsets without IMEI number or with all zeroes in its place with immediate effect,” Minister of State for Telecommunications Gurudas Kamat told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

IMEI helps the authorities identify the handset used for GSM network, while the electronic serial number (ESN) is used for CDMA network for the same purpose.

Earlier, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had directed telecom operators to dosconect services to phones that do not have the IMEI code as such phones pose security threat.

The government’s move came after investigating agencies found that terrorists have been using non-IMEI mobile phones for their communications.

Around 30 million or 8 percent of India’s mobile phone subscribers use the cheap handsets that are generally imported from China and Taiwan.

Import of Chinese phones are banned

NEW DELHI: Import of Chinese mobile phones without unique identity code numbers has been banned, India’s commerce ministry announced.

“Import of mobile handsets without International Mobile Equipment Identify (IMEI) number or with all-zero IMEI is prohibited with immediate effect,” the Director General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.

IMEI – a unique 15-digit number – helps authorities trace the handset that has been used to make a call.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) had earlier directed telephone operators to disconnect services to subscribers who own handsets that do not have the IMEI code as such phones posed a security threat.

However, since then, the Cellular Operators Association of India has developed a software for embedding genuine identity code – issued by the global association of telecom operators – on handsets without the requisite IMEI numbers.

Masterline Telebiz, a leading SIM card-manufacturer in India

Mohali, June 19 (ANI): The telecom revolution in India has proved to be a boon for the related firms of this sector.

One such company is Mohali-based Masterline Telebiz, which is producing mobile recharge cards for most of the mobile telecom operators in India. It is now foraying into mobile telephone SIM cards for international players too.

Masterline Telebiz has revolutionized the phone card industry by positioning itself among the leading SIM card-manufacturers in India.

Naresh Nanda, an electrical engineer from Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh, started the company with a small team in Chandigarh and began supplying recharge cards at Rs. 17 a card to telecom service providers.

Today, the same card fetches him 60 paise i.e. almost a cent per card. It’s still viable for the company, as the volume have grown manifold.

Nanda tells that his company deals with all leading mobile operators who have head on competition for survival. Today, call charges have fallen drastically. They have to compress their operational costs and that pressure comes on us.

“We have to learn from their example so I have a lot of competition. We are the first movers in these industry. We have learnt a lot and still manages survival better than the new entrants because there is advantage of skill sets. There is the advantage of length in these business and plus the expertise know how with the vendors who support us. Now, going forward, the recharge cards hold big growth potential. It is not being fully supported by the numbers of vendors who lack experience and lack professional deliverance. So we have looked them very prospectively about the card business,” said Naresh Nanda, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Masterline.

Masterline has in-house Artwork Studio, which offers expert advice and guidance for the project, right from initial concept through to the finished product.

As the revenue sharing propositions are better with the players in South America and America, Masterline prefers a partnership with global players to offer value added services for 3G Spectrum.

The financial meltdown, according to Nanda came as a blessing as it led to compression in costs.

“The services and the products which we try to sell are necessity based products and I think necessity is quite safeguarded from any recession and the second for our advantage is that the telecom industry which have tremendous growth potential. And, having said that with these potential still lying there, we see a lot of room for us vis-a-vis the competition is concerned competition. Competition is in every line of business but it is the intelligence of every manufacturer to be able to steer his way through the competition by re-engineering the product the concept you can put in the product,” says Nanda.

As the financial markets in India are improving, the company expects the SIM card business to touch two million dollars.

Besides, the company is also in the process of getting a separate trademark for supplying integrated state-of-the-art security systems in Indian market. It has plans to import a range of security equipment from Italy, Spain, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. By Sunil Singh (ANI)

Senior IPS officer in dock over phone tapping issue

Sumir Kaul Jaipur, Apr 19 (PTI) A senior IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre may find himself in trouble over the alleged phone tapping of senior politicians and bureaucrats during the previous BJP government in the state with telephone operators substantiating the charge of a committee constituted to look into the issue. The committee constituted by the Ashok Gehlot Government and headed by state Chief Secretary has been informed by the telecom operators that nearly 100 numbers were illegally tapped during the tenure of Vasundhara Raje Government.

Four top officers of Intelligence, ATS and Special Operations Group, and Inspector-General of Police, Jaipur (range I) are to assist the committee in the probe. Though the Committee is yet to meet formally, sources in the state government said the members had written to all the operators in Rajasthan asking for details of the numbers tapped and also where the sanction was not taken by the appropriate authorities.

According to the Indian Telegraph Act, phone calls can be tapped under special circumstances only after written orders from the state Home Secretary. PTI.
PTI

India to phase out Chinese handsets by April 13

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Cheap Chinese handsets that do not have an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) – a unique 15-digit identity code – will be phased out from the Indian market by April 13, industry operators said.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has directed telephone operators to disconnect services to handsets that do not have the IMEI code as such phones pose security threat, a telecom official said Saturday.

IMEI helps the authorities identify the handset used to make a call on the GSM network, while the electronic serial number (ESN) is used for the CDMA network.

Following the DoT directive, telecom operators have already started alerting their customers to stop using illegal handsets.

‘Airtel has always been compliant. We will comply with the authorities and bar the services as required,’ Bharti Airtel deputy chief executive Sanjay Kapoor told IANS.

Added Gurdeep Singh, chief executive of another telecom operator Aircel: ‘We will follow the timeline and have already intimidated our customers regarding the same. Though our customers are important, compliance is the topmost priority.’

Earlier, the DoT had extended the deadline for telecom operators to disconnect services to Chinese handsets from March 1 to March 31.

Now it has further been extended to April 13.

Telecom officials said this time they would stick to the deadline.

The government’s move came after investigating agencies found that terrorists have been using non-IMEI mobile phones for their communications.

The decision would affect nearly 2.5 crore handsets, with most of them being Chinese-made.