Print    Email

Email To		[Close]
		You must make entries in all fields
Your Email
Your Name
Send to Email
		Send

The government has granted permission to state run Telco BSNL for import of telecom equipment from any country across the world. The minister of State for communication and IT Sachin Pilot on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question.

In his answer, Pilot said IT sector is growing like leaps and bounds considering which we must possess the best equipment in the industry. We want to provide similar opportunities to everyone in this sector. Thus, BSNL has been given the permission to import the best telecom equipment from any country.

Pilot replying to another question of T. Subbirami Reddy said there is no dearth of importers of telecom equipment. But, in the process of receiving tools from foreign exporters, to get rid off security concerns, amendments were done in Unified access services (USA), Cellular Mobile Telephone Services (CMTS), Basic Services License Agreements in consultation with Home Ministry. Also, a blueprint of agreement between telecom equipment providers and Telecom service operators was released on 28 July 2010.

The minister also informed that our Telecom related policies are not centric to a particular country. We want to offer equal opportunities to every nation. He said that there is a condition of liability of security management of network for the providers in the amendments of license agreement. The providers will be solely responsible for the security concerns.

He said, according to the issued guidelines on 28th July 2010, some Chinese Telecom exporter have signed deals with telecom service providers. He said that these guidelines of agreement have been prepared after consulting with technical experts from telecom sector. The agreement also constitutes a condition which says that Network Audit and certification will be done necessarily by a third party.

Pilot replying to a query by BJP's Venkaiyyah Naidu said that 18 companies have been identified for the audit from third party and the license holder has the right to include or deny among these companies.