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NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom companies are understood to have proposed to set up a manufacturing facility here, in partnership with local firms, as one of the steps to address security concerns expressed by the government.
The idea was mooted by the Chinese Ambassador during his meeting with telecom secretary P J Thomas recently, sources in the know of the development said.
Meanwhile, the government has also asked operators to acquire security clearance before buying any key telecom gear from foreign firms.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has circulated draft guidelines that telecom companies need to meet with regard to security issues, and has asked the industry to give their views on the same. “On security clearance, the DoT has circulated a draft among the stakeholders.
We have received comments from some players while, from others, these are still awaited. Once we get all, we shall come out with a mechanism in consultation with the ministry of home affairs,” Thomas had said recently. It had proposed that telecom companies be allowed to import the equipment from foreign suppliers only after an International Certification Agency visits the vendor’s plant and gives a security clearance.
The idea was mooted by the Chinese Ambassador during his meeting with telecom secretary P J Thomas recently, sources in the know of the development said.
Meanwhile, the government has also asked operators to acquire security clearance before buying any key telecom gear from foreign firms.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has circulated draft guidelines that telecom companies need to meet with regard to security issues, and has asked the industry to give their views on the same. “On security clearance, the DoT has circulated a draft among the stakeholders.
We have received comments from some players while, from others, these are still awaited. Once we get all, we shall come out with a mechanism in consultation with the ministry of home affairs,” Thomas had said recently. It had proposed that telecom companies be allowed to import the equipment from foreign suppliers only after an International Certification Agency visits the vendor’s plant and gives a security clearance.
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