“There is an impact for sure,” a senior telco executive told ET on the condition of anonymity. “The government had already given indications that the process would be time consuming, which is why we had placed some advance orders. But things could have been better.”
DoT amends ISP licenses on telecom gear use from trusted sources, products lists
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 09:32 AM IST
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Synopsis With effect from 15 June 2021. the licensee shall only connect Trusted Products in its network, and also seek permission from designated authority for upgradation of existing network utilizing the Telecommunication Equipment, not designated as Trusted Products, it added.
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GAIL, RailTel, Power Grid, Oil India which have ISP licenses can only install equipment from the trusted products list from June 15.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has brought in the clauses of ‘trusted sources’ and ‘trusted products’ for internet service providers (ISP) as well by amending their license. ISPs have criticised the move, saying many may have to shut shop as procurement costs could rise substantially as they heavily bank upon Chinese manufacturers for their supplies.