EghtesadOnline: Following the government’s belated policy of curbing cellphone smuggling, another phase of the so-called Mobile Registry Scheme went into effect Saturday with the Communication Regulatory Authority announcing that henceforth LG phones must be registered with the ombudsman or they will be disconnected from the network.

EghtesadOnline: As the new phase of Mobile Registry Scheme goes into effect next week, smuggled Google, BlackBerry and Motorola phones will be disconnected from local operators’ networks.

EghtesadOnline: The Telecoms Ministry is set to restart a project in four months to register all mobile phones.