1364 Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad during a press briefing on Cabinet decisions, in New Delhi, on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. PTI
New Delhi, December 16
Telecom equipment from China may face fresh curbs after the Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to secure telecom infrastructure by designating a “trusted source” for the purchase of equipment by service providers.
Briefing reporters after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law, Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector has been framed keeping in mind the national security.
“Considering the need to ensure India’s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector,” Prasad said.
Govt to come up with list of trusted sources for telecom sector
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New Delhi: Union Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on Dec 16, 2020. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 16 : The Centre will come out with a list of trusted vendors and sources of telecom devices for in view of national security.
The Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the National Security Directive on telecom sector.
Addressing the media post the cabinet meet, Communications Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the move is important for national security.
Most countries have negative lists, a senior government official said. We are not building walls. We will have a gate, open for all trusted firms, he added. That way, weeks after the banning of Chinese apps, there will be no reference to any country or firm. There won t be any need, for instance, to ban a Chinese firm.
After the list is ready, products from the designated firms can be purchased by telecom service providers. But there is a need for mandatory replacement or changes in maintenance contracts. The firms that will be allowed in will be called Indian Trusted Sources and the government policy will come into force 180 days after it is finalized.
Centre to list ‘trusted’ suppliers of telecom equipment
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Equipment to be procured from a list of trusted sources/products to be declared by the govt.
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Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. File
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Equipment to be procured from a list of trusted sources/products to be declared by the govt. The Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector mandating telecom service providers to procure equipment from sources designated to be “trusted”, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference.
Govt s National Security Directive could rein in firms like Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei
Under the provisions of this directive, the government will declare a list of trusted sources and trusted products for installation in the country s telecom network. PTI
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In a bid to tighten security of communications network, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector, which will mandate service providers to purchase equipment from trusted sources. Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the directive has been framed from the perspective of national security. Considering the need to ensure India s national security, the Cabinet has accorded approval for the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector, Prasad said.