Here s why telcos and DoT want you to stop using illegal signal boosters and repeaters
Here s why telcos and DoT want you to stop using illegal signal boosters and repeaters
Sudhanshu SinghApr 19, 2021, 13:19 IST
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Telecom advocacy group Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has reiterated the concern regarding illegal import, sale and use of signal boosters.
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Signal boosters and repeaters are associated with the degradation of
mobile signals and a decrease in overall service quality.The telecom advocacy group, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has
written to the Department of Telecom (
DoT) reminding them to act on the concern around the illegal sale of mobile signal boosters. These signal boosters and repeaters are said to cause interference with signals from towers impacting the overall cellular network quality.
Officials of the government s Wireless Monitoring Organisation with seized repeaters.
The Cellular Operators Association of India, in a letter to the Department of Telecommunications, demanded a ban on importing and e-commerce sale of wireless repeaters, arguing they hinder telcos’ planned coverage and infringe on their spectrum ownership rights. It asked the DoT to work with other parts of the government to accomplish this, and said that although some e-commerce platforms have stopped sale of these devices, others continue to make them available.
Wireless repeaters are a result of the perfect storm of low data prices,
jugaad, scanty telco coverage, and dense neighbourhoods. These devices are usually (illegally) installed in neighbourhoods and buildings that lack proper coverage from authorised base stations, by essentially spreading the coverage of a cell tower’s signal into areas that are not planned for coverage. The tower can’t tell the difference the middleman
Telcos may seek review of reserve price for 700 Mhz spectrum
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India’s Big 3 telcos will shortly write to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to push the sector regulator to reset the reserve price of airwaves in the coveted but pricey 700 Mhz band by bringing it on par with those of other sub-Ghz bands such as 800 Mhz and 900 Mhz for the upcoming 5G spectrum sale.
India’s Big 3 telcos will shortly write to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to push the sector regulator to reset the reserve price of airwaves in the coveted but pricey 700 Mhz band by bringing it on par with those of other sub-Ghz bands such as 800 Mhz and 900 Mhz for the upcoming 5G spectrum sale.
DoT gave many warnings to e-commerce firms on selling mobile signal boosters
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New Delhi, April 17 : The Department of Telecommunications had repeatedly warned e-commerce companies in 2016 and 2019 for sale of unauthorised mobile signal boosters and illegal facilitation.
The matter has heated up once again as Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has asked DoT to ban sale of such illegal equipment.
In a letter to all e-commerce companies on May 1, 2019, DoT had said that ecommerce firms are facilitating and acting as a party to the illegal sale of unauthorised mobile signal boosters.
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