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Mobile firms seek govt meeting on BlackBerry

Indian security agencies want BlackBerry-maker to allow them to decrypt messages

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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MUMBAI, INDIA: Mobile phone operators are seeking more talks to discuss Indian government's security concerns which a newspaper said could lead to the termination of BlackBerry services in India, an industry official said on Wednesday.

The Business Standard, citing unnamed sources, reported that Indian security agencies want BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion to give them access to algorithms needed to decrypt messages, or face a termination of the service at the end of March.

"We have met them (the government) more than once and we are trying to meet them again," T.V. Ramachandran, director general of the nine-member Cellular Operators' Association of India, told Reuters.

"Government wants some security concerns to be addressed and we are trying for an effective dialogue with the security agencies and the department of telecommunications," he said.

The paper said security agencies, the department of telecommunications, RIM executives and Indian operators offering BlackBerry services would meet on March 14, although this could not be confirmed.

"RIM operates in more than 130 countries around the world and respects the regulatory requirements of governments. RIM does not comment on confidential regulatory matters or speculation on such matters in any given country," a spokeswoman in Hong Kong said.

The Business Standard said BlackBerry had an estimated 400,000 subscribers in India.

The company's spokesman for India, Satchit Gayakwad, said BlackBerry services were offered in India by four providers, Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and BPL Mobile.

He said BlackBerry had 12 million customers worldwide in December.

©Reuters

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