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DoT Exempts Handsets, Smartwatches From Mandatory Testing Regime

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DoT Exempts Handsets, Smartwatches From Mandatory Testing Regime

The telecom department has exempted certain products including mobile user equipment, mobile handsets, and smartwatch from the ambit of its mandatory testing `MTCTE regime’, removing a regulatory overlap that existed, an official release said on Saturday. The exemptions on these widely-used products will reduce the compliance burden and will enable the industry to roll out … Read more

Travesty if rivals made to pay each other’s dues: Reliance Jio Infocomm to SC

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Travesty if rivals made to pay each other’s dues: Reliance Jio Infocomm to SC

MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio Infocomm informed the Supreme Court that it would be a “travesty” of the law if rival telcos are made to pay each other’s dues. In an affidavit in the top court on Monday, the telco said the Department of Telecommunications had created “misunderstandings” over the statutory liabilities and that … Read more