Barely three months after imposing a ban on the import of all handsets that do not support the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, the Government is now preparing to put Chinese telecom equipment makers nearly out of business in India. The Government wants Chinese gearmakers to be barred from all but eight states — Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, the Government’s move has met with stiff opposition from Indian mobile phone firms, which fear such stringent measures will add substantially to their costs, according to The Economic Times.

Source: EFY Times