No Pirate Phones

May 1 became effective system of registration of mobile devices, implemented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan. The innovation should be working to protect the rights and interests of consumers.

The Centre for ICT ministry, under the "Rules of registration of mobile devices," approved by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan Republic, the regulation of the local mobile market is, first and foremost, to serve the safety and convenience of users of this technology. In the near future the level of mobile phone theft will be reduced to a minimum. In addition, many times increase the chance returning phone to its owner because of the international registration of IMEI-code of every mobile phone in the system.

Through its (somewhat similar to the principle of blocking of bank debit / credit card) stolen or lost mobile phones will be blocked and their use in Azerbaijan would be impossible. For the owner of this phone will need only contact the customer service center of mobile operators or the Registration Center Mobile Device. In addition, IMEI-code of a stolen cell phone will be introduced in the international "black" list, and thereby prevented its use in many countries around the world. All these measures will prevent malicious desire to commit theft of handsets, as virtually be excluded sales of stolen mobile phones.

Many countries have favored the introduction of such a system. For example, the U.S., Turkey and India have already implemented this system. In the European Union uses a special system for the exchange of information, designed to prevent the use of phones in the mobile networks. For example, from 2001 to the present day in the UK registered 710,000 stolen mobile phones. After the introduction of the system of information exchange in the European Union repeatedly reduced the level of mobile phone thefts.

In the three years preceding the introduction of the System of registration of mobile devices in Turkey were reported 7 cases of murder and robbery 31,200 mobile phones. After the introduction of a registration system the number of crimes involving mobile phones, significantly decreased.

Given that the majority of street robberies namely mobile devices are welcome subject in Russia also planned to introduce registration systems of mobile devices. - 17D-