The Indian government is exploring the possibility of providing VAS (value-added services) providers with access to key information pertaining to mobile-phone location as part of its National Telecom Policy 2011. This service could go a long way in tracking lost phones and even people across India by entering the number in an Internet-based application. According to R Chandrashekhar, secretary, Department of Telecommunications, LBS (location-based services) is expected to be an important component of content in the time to come. The NTP 2011 content-enabled provision specifies the kind of content that can be provided by VAS operators on cellphones. Meanwhile the government is also keen not to share too much information in the public domain owing to possible security hazards. Currently, a cellphone's location in India can be traced only if it is GPS-enabled.
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