Posts Tagged ‘shanzai’

Egypt Will Ban Chinese Shanzai Mobile Phones

Following India’s recent block of Chinese-made shanzai mobile phones without an International Mobile Equipment Identity number in 2009, the Egyptian government has recently announced similar measures against these mobile phones.
The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Egypt has approved a ban, stating that it will block anonymous users and Chinese-made mobile phones with the same IMEIs.
The [...]


Indian Government Bans Import Of Chinese Telecom Equipment

India’s Department of Telecom announced on Tuesday this week that it formally bans Indian mobile operators from importing much of the telecom equipment manufactured by Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE.
Though the department has previously informed operators in India to stop buying Chinese-made telecom equipment via unofficial channels, this is the first time for the [...]


India Starts To Block Chinese-made “Shanzai” Mobile Phones Without IMEI

Nagpur, a city in central India, has started to cut the network access of some [...]


Taiwan: Buyers Of “Shanzai” Mobile Phones Face NTD300,000 Fine

According to Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, people who sell or buy “Shanzai” mobile phones via the Internet or in electrics marts will face a fine of up to NTD300,000, which is about CNY60,000, in Taiwan.
According to reports in Taiwanese local media, NCC recently stated that under the Administrative Regulations on the Controlled Telecommunications Radio-Frequency Devices, [...]