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“ Workshop on ICT Applications in Agriculture ”. Sh Rajesh Gera, DDG, NIC 19 th June 2014 Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. USSD SERVICE. USSD : Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD ) Can be accessed any GSM handset. No special app required on mobile handset.
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“Workshop on ICT Applications in Agriculture” Sh Rajesh Gera, DDG, NIC 19th June 2014 VigyanBhawan New Delhi
USSD SERVICE • USSD : Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) • Can be accessed any GSM handset. • No special app required on mobile handset. • User dials a short code from their Handset. • User choose between various options provided in a menu.
The progress of one session into the next depends on the user's response. • USSD messages in English : 150 alphanumeric characters in length • USSD messages in local language :45 to 60 characters in length • Local language support depended on handset. • Two-way exchange of a sequence of data mobile handset and the application
NIC USSD • Currently Works only on AIRTEL,TATA,BSNL & IDEA SIM ( prepaid or Post paid) • *491# is the short code allocated to NIC by the telecom service providers • Based on the E-Application which gets integrated , USSD short-code is assigned eg : *491*105# for Agriculture , *491*101# for MCTS health etc. • There is a time limit of 60sec for sending the response in a menu and 3 min for the entire session • If response is not received in 60seconds the USSD session will be disconnected