Hi Anil Kumar, it is a good news for sighted persons. but we visually impaired persons are denied from booking tickets on line. booking through mobile is a matter of far distance for us. i don't know why the organisations working in the field of blind welfare are keeping silence. if all of us put our united efforts it is not a big matter. there are many advocates on the list why con't they file a public interest litigation againest this kind of injustice towards the blind community. regards Dattu Agarwal.
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 anilkumar k.r. wrote : > Now book rail tickets through mobile phones > > Sujay Mehdudia > > IRCTCmobile will operate on Java enabled handsets > > It has been developed by Sam Pitroda and his company S-SAM > User can book tickets using credit and debit cards > > NEW DELHI: Taking yet another step towards making train ticket reservation > a pleasant experience, the Railways on Thursday announced introduction of > ticket > booking through mobile phones. > > The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) > launched the e-ticketing facility, IRCTCmobile, in partnership with a > U.S.-based company, > C-SAM. > > IRCTCmobile will operate on Java enabled handsets having GRPS connection. > It has been developed by telecom expert Sam Pitroda and his company S-SAM, > based > on its patented Mobile Transaction Platform. > > All registered users could download IRCTCmobile by sending SMS to the > Corporation and it will send a WAP push message that will ensure downloading > and installation > of IRCTCmobile. > > Credit cards > > After this, the user could check the availability of tickets, book tickets > using credit and debit cards, check fare and train details between two > stations > and even view the route of a train. > > IRCTC Managing Director P.K. Goel said that with the proliferation of > mobile phones, the new facility would enable the Corporation to reach out the > masses > further. IRCTC's association with C-SAM would ensure that the customer used > a reliable, scalable and secure product that was designed to provide a booking > experience similar to the existing web-based booking. > > IRCTC would be available to all service providers, including telecom > companies and banks. > > I-tickets facility > > The Railways has an I-tickets facility, under which tickets are delivered > to the postal address given by the user. > > The Railways had introduced issuance of platform tickets through SMS on an > experimental basis in Bangalore and Delhi. > > Source: The Hindu. > > >--------------------------------- >It's here! Your new message! >Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. >To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject >unsubscribe. > >To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please >visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
