If I may be wrong, I'm sory. As far as I'm understanding, Mr. Dharu tried to express that we are denied to use it. He also wishes that all the organisations come forward or unite to face such issue. And we are capable enough to do such booking. With best regards, Anil.
Pranav Lal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why do you say that this platform would be inaccessible? I believe that current mobile phone technology does support a number of browsers on mobile phones. Please check your facts before making such sweeping statements. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dattu agarwal Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Now book rail tickets through mobile phones 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 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 --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. 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
