SiliconIndia News Bureau reports that the Dept of Telecommunication, Govt of India, has asked telecom operators to disconnect handsets that do not have international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number. IMEI is a 15-digit code that identifies a mobile. About 25 million mobiles could thus be disconnected from January 6, 2009. Without IMEI, calls become unidentifiable. That is why terrorist groups use mobiles without IMEI for their criminal acts. Henceforth they will not be able to do this. Further, stolen mobiles can be deactivated, if the IMEI is known.
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