From Jan 2017, women in distress can press the ‘panic button’ on their mobile phones for immediate help
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The Also, in 2018, all mobile phones will have to have an inbuilt GPS to identify the handset user's location.
"I have taken a decision that from January 1, 2017, no cell phone can be sold without a provision for panic button and from January 1, 2018, mobile sets should have inbuilt GPS,” said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
In this regard, mobile phone makers will have to provide an 'emergency' button by short-pressing the power on/off button thrice in quick succession.
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