Sale of illegal repeaters, boosters: DoT cautions e-commerce companies to abide by rules
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Last Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 09:27 PM IST
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he Department of Telecom (DoT) had rapped e-commerce businesses on the issue, on several occasions, and had also made it clear that these companies cannot shrug off their responsibilities merely by claiming that their role was limited to that of a facilitator of the marketplace.
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The telecom department has warned e-commerce companies over illegal facilitation and sale of unauthorised mobile signal boosters and repeaters on online platforms, and has asked them to adhere to the rules. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had rapped e-commerce businesses on the issue, on several occasions, and had also made it clear that these companies cannot shrug off their responsibilities merely by claiming that their role was limited to that of a facilitator of the marketplace.
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Earlier this month BIF that represents Amazon, Facebook, and Google, asked TRAI to block Starlink’s pre-orders in India.
It had noted that Starlink does not have its ground or earth stations in India nor satellite frequency authorisation from ISRO