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DoT to Health Ministry: Prioritise vaccine for telecom field workers

DoT to Health Ministry: Prioritise vaccine for telecom field workers May 10, 2021 ‘They work relentlessly to ensure uninterrupted data and voice services despite grave risks.’ The Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash has recently written to the Ministry of Health requesting vaccination for telecom field workers. The request follows the March 15 letter sent by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) to the DoT Secretary seeking the same. BusinessLine has seen both the letters. “Department of Telecommunications (DoT) endorses the request of COAI. There is no doubt that the telecom field-force continues to work relentlessly to ensure uninterrupted data and voice services across the country and that in this endeavour the risk exposure for Covid-19 is high,” Prakash wrote to the Health Ministry.

Telecom industry slams absolutely false rumours linking 5G trials to COVID; shares concerns with DoT

Telecom industry slams absolutely false rumours linking 5G trials to COVID; shares concerns with DoT Representative image Telecom industry body COAI on Friday expressed concern over rumours related to 5G technology with the spread of COVID-19. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, said it has come across multiple messages on social media platforms as well as reports in a few regional media mentioning 5G spectrum trials as the probable cause for rising COVID-19 cases. In a joint statement on Friday, the COAI and the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) expressed their concern regarding false rumours connecting 5G technology with the spread of COVID-19.

Telecom industry cautions against rumours of 5G causing Covid

Airtel on aggressive expansion, launches new 5G-ready platform The telecom and the related infrastructure industry have come together to refute rumours that 5G connectivity is causing the second wave of Covid-19. Industry bodies have cautioned the public against falling prey to such misinformation. In a joint statement on Friday, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) expressed their concern regarding false rumours connecting 5G technology with the spread of Covid-19. The industry bodies said that they have come across multiple messages on social media platforms as well as reports in a few regional media allegedly claiming 5G spectrum trials as the probable cause of rising cases of Covid-19.

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