The ‘attachments’ with the emails generated under the BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) from the smartphone also could not be downloaded in real time, it was stated.

It was also recommended that there was a need for negotiating with BlackBerry to provide Personal Identification Number (PIN) and International Mobile Equipment Identification (IMEI) list for all the BlackBerry handsets.

“With respect to PIN to IMEI resolution, the tested solution is apparently satisfactory for all the handsets officially shipped to India. With regard to handsets shipped to other countries, BlackBerry intimated that PIN to IMEI correlation in such cases can be obtained through BlackBerry Public safety office (PSO),” the note said, adding, “We may negotiate with BlackBerry to provide the entire IMEI-PIN correlation data of other countries.”

In the meantime, telecom service providers have been asked to complete testing of their equipment at the earliest so that the security agencies are satisfied with legal interception of mails and messages as and when required.

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