Man arrested for satellite phone use in India

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Originally Posted by djmonsi

Chines phones with fake or no IMEI's are also barred in India. I always wonder how European countries give out sims for free without any ID proof.

Some do ask for ID. The Swiss barred all SIMs that didn't register by a deadline a few months after a requirement to do so was brought in, which wiped out about 20%. This law was passed after some SIMs had been found to be apparently in use by terrorists roaming in certain countries.