Private mobile operators like Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices can restart providing video calls as part of their 3G services in the New Year. This comes after the security imbroglio between the operators and the security agencies was resolved a couple of days back with the former giving an undertaking that within the next six months, they would start providing real-time interception of video calls. Currently, such calls can be monitored with a time lag of five to eight minutes, prompting security agencies to ask the operators to stop providing video calls.
A tripartite agreement is being drafted between the security agencies, telecom industry associations and the DoT that real-time monitoring of such calls will be available in the next six months failing which such calls will be barred.
gibreel ferishta on 04 Apr 11"The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that its order gagging the media from publishing and telecasting the tapped conversation of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with top political leaders and Bollywood stars may be lifted. "We don't have to vacate the injunction as there is nothing surviving in your petition since it was done on forged documents," observed a Bench comprising Justice G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly. "Your incursion of privacy is established but your cure lies against Reliance which intercepted your calls. You have other remedy." "