Never allowed services of BlackBerry’

NEW DELHI: In a development that could impact BlackBerry services and also the ongoing discussions with its maker Research in Motion over security concerns, DoT (the department of telecom) has said that no permission was given to start the service in the country.

According to senior DoT officials, "no explicit permission has been given by the government to start BlackBerry services in the country without setting up server."

"At present BlackBerry services are being provided by 9-Telecom Service Providers. The security agencies are unable to intercept and monitor BlackBerry services because of complex encrypted communication and non availability of BlackBerry servers in India," says an internal noting of DoT.