India gives ultimatum to Blackberry Mobile Phone services

NEW DELHI, Aug.12 (PTI): Stepping up the pressure on BlackBerry mobile phone services, government today asked phone-makers Canada-based Research In Motion as well as telecom operators to provide a technical solution by August 31 or face ban.

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In a letter to the Department of Telecom Secretary P J Thomas, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai asked him to convey to the operators and Canada-based RIM that a technical solution to make available lawful interception of BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) and BlackBerry Messenger Services (BBM) by August 31 or its services will be blocked.

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