TNPSC Thervupettagam

Registration of IMEI Number

October 6 , 2022 662 days 461 0
  • The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for mobile phone manufacturers to register the IMEI of all handsets made in India with the government.
  • The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is the 15-digit numbers that uniquely identify each mobile device.
  • Importers too will have to register with the government the IMEI number of each phone before importing it.
  • The Communications Ministry had earlier rolled out a Central Equipment Identity Register.
  • The identity register categorises mobile phones based on their IMEI status in three lists – white, grey and black.

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