Illegal telephone exchange busted; 3 arrested

An illegal elephone exchange has been busted at Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram District by TERM (Telephone Enforcement, Resources and Monitoring) cell of BSNL and three persons arrested in this connection.
"The exchange was terminating international calls through Internet using an illegal setup, installed in the first floor of a building on Gandhi Road at Paramakudi," TERM Tamil Nadu Director, Anitha Ramadas said today.
It was distributing such international calls throughout India by using 54 mobile SIMS issued by a private service provider, she said.
The exchange was busted during a raid on April 24.
Two routers with 54 SIMS mounted on them were found from the premises, Anita said in a press release today.

The set up was unauthorised as the system deployed was interconnecting Interenet/VoIP and mobile connections which is not permitted as per Indian Telecom laws.
This was not only causing revenue loss to the country,but also posing a possible threat to the national security as International calls handled by the setup could not be lawfully monitored or traced, Anitha said.