29-10-2012:MTNL, BSNL fail to give dates for Blackberry interception...pti

NEW DELHI: Public sector undertakings -- MTNL and BSNL have not yet given any time frame for testing of services for interception of Blackberry services notwithstanding the December 31 Government deadline for operators to comply with it or shut their services. In a letter, the Government conveyed to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) that "Blackberry interception solution is in the final stages of development and testing by RIM and the telecom service providers in conjunction with an Legal Intercepting (LI) vendor. "The developed solution should be deployed in coordination with RIM and offered for testing to the respective TERM cells on or before 31-12-12.