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交通部长敦促各州加快对实地工作人员的审查，以确保不间断的报道
在电信部长Anshu Prakash发出这封信之前，电话公司和基站运营商最近说服电信部(DoT)推动各州和ut承认电信是一项基本服务，并确保即使在全国范围内封锁期间也能不间断地提供电信服务。
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BSNL宣布六名官员被迫退休
被强制退休的军官是印度电信服务(ITS)干部，批次从1988年到1992年不等。
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“…普拉卡什在4月27日致各邦首席秘书的信件中说:“电信是一项基本服务，要求所有从事提供和维护移动、互联网和电信基础设施服务的人员都获得必要的许可和通行证，包括乘坐当地火车/公共交通工具，以使所有(消费者)保持联系，即使在各州和地方政府实施封锁和限制行动的情况下也是如此。”ET已经看到了这封信的副本。
他补充说，电信部门相信“所有州和UTs将提供帮助和便利”，以实现电话交换机、移动交换中心、网络运营中心、数据中心、呼叫中心和存储维护备件的仓库的不间断服务/运营。
“我们已经收到了来自印度移动电话运营商协会（COAI)以及塔和基础设施提供商协会(TAIPA)，要求我们与各州和电信运营商合作，承认电信是一项基本服务，并提供必要的帮助，以实现不间断的服务。”
一位电信高管表示，“交通部的干预至关重要”，因为在最近的封锁期间，运营商在通过国家门户网站获得必要的电子通行证/批准方面面临巨大挑战，以便现场工程师不受阻碍地移动，这严重影响了网络支持和维护业务
COAI代表Bharti Airtel，依赖JioInfocomm和沃达丰的想法(Vi)， TAIPA代表印度塔、ATC、Summit digital、Ascend和Tower Vision等。
塔台公司还与交通部联系，要求优先为现场工作人员接种疫苗，以便他们能够在新冠疫情激增的州不受阻碍地开展运营和维护(O&M)工作。
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<\/figure>Kolkata: Telecom secretary Anshu Prakash has urged all states and union territories (UTs) to speed up clearances to field staff of telcos, tower operators and internet service providers (ISPs) across India to ensure uninterrupted mobile and broadband connectivity to consumers amid the deadly second wave of Covid19.\u201c\u2026.telecommunications being an essential service, it is requested that all personnel engaged in providing and maintaining mobile, internet and telecom infrastructure services be issued the necessary permissions and passes, including for travel by local train\/public transport, to enable all (consumers) to stay connected, even in the eventuality of lockdowns and restrictions on movement imposed by states and UTs,\" Prakash said in identical letters, dated April 27, to all state chief secretaries. ET has seen a copy of the letter.
The telecom department, he added, trusts that \u201call states and UTs will extend assistance and facilitation\u201d to enable uninterrupted services\/operations of telephone exchanges, mobile switching centers, network operation centers, data centers, call centres and warehouses where maintenance spares are stored.
<\/div><\/div>Prakash\u2019s letter comes after phone companies and tower operators recently coaxed the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) to push states and UTs to recognise telecoms as an essential service and ensure its uninterrupted availability even during countrywide lockdowns.
\u201cWe have received references from the Cellular Operators Association of India<\/a> (COAI<\/a>) and the Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), requesting us to take up with states and UTs to recognise telecom as an essential service and provide the necessary assistance to enable uninterrupted services,\u201d Prakash said in his letter.
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\u201cWe have received references from the Cellular Operators Association of India<\/a> (COAI<\/a>) and the Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), requesting us to take up with states and UTs to recognise telecom as an essential service and provide the necessary assistance to enable uninterrupted services,\u201d Prakash said in his letter.
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A senior telco executive said \"DoT\u2019s intervention is critical\" as operators have been facing big challenges in securing the necessary e-passes\/approvals via state portals for unhindered movement of their field engineers amid the latest lockdowns, which is severely impacting network support and maintenance operations
The COAI represents Bharti Airtel<\/a>, Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi), while TAIPA represents Indus Towers<\/a>, ATC, Summit Digitel, Ascend, and Tower Vision amongst others.
<\/div><\/div>Telcos and tower companies have also recently sought DoT\u2019s help to ensure their essential field staff get frontline healthcare worker status to operate freely and be exempt from any curfew-like restrictions amid the Covid-19 second wave. They have warned that without such exemptions, field engineers won\u2019t be able to access critical sites nor do repairs and maintenance work, which could cause a breakdown in mobile and internet connectivity across states.
Tower companies have also approached DoT for priority vaccination of their field crew so that they can go about their operations & maintenance (O&M) work in an unhindered fashion in states seeing a Covid surge.
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<\/a><\/div>Covid-19: Telcos spend Rs 9,000-crore on connectivity infrastructure<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>Telcos seek frontline worker status for field staff to avoid service breakdown in Maharashtra<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
A senior telco executive said \"DoT\u2019s intervention is critical\" as operators have been facing big challenges in securing the necessary e-passes\/approvals via state portals for unhindered movement of their field engineers amid the latest lockdowns, which is severely impacting network support and maintenance operations
The COAI represents Bharti Airtel<\/a>, Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi), while TAIPA represents Indus Towers<\/a>, ATC, Summit Digitel, Ascend, and Tower Vision amongst others.
<\/div><\/div>Telcos and tower companies have also recently sought DoT\u2019s help to ensure their essential field staff get frontline healthcare worker status to operate freely and be exempt from any curfew-like restrictions amid the Covid-19 second wave. They have warned that without such exemptions, field engineers won\u2019t be able to access critical sites nor do repairs and maintenance work, which could cause a breakdown in mobile and internet connectivity across states.
Tower companies have also approached DoT for priority vaccination of their field crew so that they can go about their operations & maintenance (O&M) work in an unhindered fashion in states seeing a Covid surge.
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<\/a><\/div>Telcos seek frontline worker status for field staff to avoid service breakdown in Maharashtra<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
A senior telco executive said \"DoT\u2019s intervention is critical\" as operators have been facing big challenges in securing the necessary e-passes\/approvals via state portals for unhindered movement of their field engineers amid the latest lockdowns, which is severely impacting network support and maintenance operations
The COAI represents Bharti Airtel<\/a>, Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi), while TAIPA represents Indus Towers<\/a>, ATC, Summit Digitel, Ascend, and Tower Vision amongst others.
<\/div><\/div>Telcos and tower companies have also recently sought DoT\u2019s help to ensure their essential field staff get frontline healthcare worker status to operate freely and be exempt from any curfew-like restrictions amid the Covid-19 second wave. They have warned that without such exemptions, field engineers won\u2019t be able to access critical sites nor do repairs and maintenance work, which could cause a breakdown in mobile and internet connectivity across states.
Tower companies have also approached DoT for priority vaccination of their field crew so that they can go about their operations & maintenance (O&M) work in an unhindered fashion in states seeing a Covid surge.
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<\/div><\/div>Telcos and tower companies have also recently sought DoT\u2019s help to ensure their essential field staff get frontline healthcare worker status to operate freely and be exempt from any curfew-like restrictions amid the Covid-19 second wave. They have warned that without such exemptions, field engineers won\u2019t be able to access critical sites nor do repairs and maintenance work, which could cause a breakdown in mobile and internet connectivity across states.
Tower companies have also approached DoT for priority vaccination of their field crew so that they can go about their operations & maintenance (O&M) work in an unhindered fashion in states seeing a Covid surge.
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Tower companies have also approached DoT for priority vaccination of their field crew so that they can go about their operations & maintenance (O&M) work in an unhindered fashion in states seeing a Covid surge.
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Sources said that operators made a detailed presentation to the Department of Telecom on current levels of service quality against stipulated benchmarks.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/telecom-department-discusses-service-quality-issues-with-telcos","seolocationalt":"DoT dials telcos on call drops, service quality issues; discusses interventions, measures needed","url_seo":"telecom-department-discusses-service-quality-issues-with-telcos"},"96536952":{"msid":"96536952","stname":"BSNL names six officers for forced retirement","artsyn":"The officers sent on compulsory retirement were of the Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) cadre with batches ranging from 1988 to 1992.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-names-six-officers-for-forced-retirement","seolocationalt":"BSNL names six officers for forced retirement","url_seo":"bsnl-names-six-officers-for-forced-retirement"},"96530742":{"msid":"96530742","stname":"DoT to meet mobile operators to discuss service quality","artsyn":"\"The meeting will be overseen by telecom secretary K Rajaraman,\" an official told ET. It may also be shifted to the first week of January in case officials of DoT or executives of telecom operators are unavailable due to year-end holidays.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/dot-to-meet-mobile-operators-to-discuss-service-quality","seolocationalt":"DoT to meet mobile operators to discuss service quality","url_seo":"dot-to-meet-mobile-operators-to-discuss-service-quality"},"96490320":{"msid":"96490320","stname":"'Reserving mid band for private networks unlikely'","artsyn":"Spectrum in the mid-band (3,300-3,670 MHz) was recently auctioned for 5G services and the DoT is of the view that reserving it for private networks would result in a loss to the exchequer, according to a senior official. If any company wants to get the spectrum, it should pay a market-determined price for it, is the DoT contention, said this person.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/reserving-mid-band-for-private-networks-unlikely","seolocationalt":"'Reserving mid band for private networks unlikely'","url_seo":"reserving-mid-band-for-private-networks-unlikely"},"96479148":{"msid":"96479148","stname":"Ashwini Vaishnaw sacks 10 DoT officials with corruption allegations","artsyn":"Officers with experience of less than 16 years come under JAG, while those in the senior grade have a longer experience. The SAG level is equivalent to joint secretary in government departments, while JAG is at the director level.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/telecom-minister-vaishnaw-ousts-10-senior-dot-officers-with-doubtful-integrity","seolocationalt":"Ashwini Vaishnaw sacks 10 DoT officials with corruption allegations","url_seo":"telecom-minister-vaishnaw-ousts-10-senior-dot-officers-with-doubtful-integrity"},"96468775":{"msid":"96468775","stname":"Panel formed for measures to promote export of telecom equipment, Govt informs Rajya Sabha","artsyn":"The department of telecommunications issued an amendment in Telecom Licenses on March 3, 2021, wherein, all licensees have been directed to connect only trusted products in their telecom networks with effect from June 6, 2021.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/panel-formed-for-measures-to-promote-export-of-telecom-equipment-govt-informs-rajya-sabha","seolocationalt":"Panel formed for measures to promote export of telecom equipment, Govt informs Rajya Sabha","url_seo":"panel-formed-for-measures-to-promote-export-of-telecom-equipment-govt-informs-rajya-sabha"},"96414818":{"msid":"96414818","stname":"Centre constitutes task forces to develop chipsets, ease customs woes","artsyn":"\"There is a need to develop high-volume telcom chipset utilising telecom technology development fund (TTDF) and other funding support from the Ministry of Electronics and IT,\" the telecom department (DoT) in a notification Monday said, adding that for achieving Atmanirbharta (self reliance) in telecom chipset development, a task force has been constituted.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/centre-constitutes-task-forces-to-develop-chipsets-ease-customs-woes","seolocationalt":"Centre constitutes task forces to develop chipsets, ease customs woes","url_seo":"centre-constitutes-task-forces-to-develop-chipsets-ease-customs-woes"},"96412147":{"msid":"96412147","stname":"Government pings telecom firms as call drops & failures rise on 5G shift","artsyn":"\"The telecom operators need to improve the quality of services as the current situation is not ideal,\" a senior Department of Telecommunications (DoT) official said. \"We have also written to Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) regarding the matter and will see how the issue can be resolved.\"","seolocation":"telecomnews\/government-pings-telecom-firms-as-call-drops-failures-rise-on-5g-shift","seolocationalt":"Government pings telecom firms as call drops & failures rise on 5G shift","url_seo":"government-pings-telecom-firms-as-call-drops-failures-rise-on-5g-shift"},"96389274":{"msid":"96389274","stname":"TCIL pays Rs 12.13 crore dividend to DoT for 2021-22","artsyn":"\u201cShri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) presented a dividend cheque of Rs. 12.13 crore to Shri K. Rajaraman, Chairman DCC & Secretary, Telecom,\u201d the ministry of communication said in a statement.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/tcil-pays-rs-12-13-crore-dividend-to-dot-for-2021-22","seolocationalt":"TCIL pays Rs 12.13 crore dividend to DoT for 2021-22","url_seo":"tcil-pays-rs-12-13-crore-dividend-to-dot-for-2021-22"},"96285944":{"msid":"96285944","stname":"Working to bring down cost of telecom ops to attract more investments: DoT Secretary","artsyn":"\"(If) we are able to bring down the cost of operations for the telecom network, I am sure that more investment will come. We will be working on that. A lot of policy measures are underway,\" Rajaraman said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/working-to-bring-down-cost-of-telecom-ops-to-attract-more-investments-dot-secretary","seolocationalt":"Working to bring down cost of telecom ops to attract more investments: DoT Secretary","url_seo":"working-to-bring-down-cost-of-telecom-ops-to-attract-more-investments-dot-secretary"},"96277799":{"msid":"96277799","stname":"BSNL to take 4G to every village in a year or so: Telecom Secy","artsyn":"BSNL has already awarded a lot of contracts for passive infrastructure, while it's in the process of finalising the contracts for active infrastructure, Rajaraman said at an industry event on Friday.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-to-take-4g-to-every-village-in-a-year-or-so-telecom-secy","seolocationalt":"BSNL to take 4G to every village in a year or so: Telecom Secy","url_seo":"bsnl-to-take-4g-to-every-village-in-a-year-or-so-telecom-secy"},"96275714":{"msid":"96275714","stname":"Reseller model critical for competitive telecom market: VNOAI","artsyn":"The Prime Minister Narendra Modi government aims to replace the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950 with a uniform Indian Telecommunications Act, likely by next year.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/reseller-model-critical-for-competitive-telecom-market-vnoai","seolocationalt":"Reseller model critical for competitive telecom market: VNOAI","url_seo":"reseller-model-critical-for-competitive-telecom-market-vnoai"},"96224709":{"msid":"96224709","stname":"Consultation paper on satellite spectrum pricing in January: Trai","artsyn":"\u201cWe are going ahead with the auction-based model since the department in its reference to us, specifically sought pricing strategy, and inter-alia told us to identify more bands besides the millimetre wave band in the 27.5-28.5 GHz frequency range,\u201d the Trai official said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/consultation-paper-on-auction-based-satellite-spectrum-pricing-in-january-trai","seolocationalt":"Consultation paper on satellite spectrum pricing in January: Trai","url_seo":"consultation-paper-on-auction-based-satellite-spectrum-pricing-in-january-trai"},"96146212":{"msid":"96146212","stname":"Trai seeks views on regulating spectrum assigned to aviation agencies for communication","artsyn":"The telecom ministry had allocated very high frequency, which is between 30 to 300 Mhz band, to two agencies --Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA) and Bird Consultancy Services (BCS) for data communication link between aircraft and ground stations.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-seeks-views-on-regulating-spectrum-assigned-to-aviation-agencies-for-communication","seolocationalt":"Trai seeks views on regulating spectrum assigned to aviation agencies for communication","url_seo":"trai-seeks-views-on-regulating-spectrum-assigned-to-aviation-agencies-for-communication"},"96098162":{"msid":"96098162","stname":"Revised telecom draft to clear air on OTT, DTH","artsyn":"The absence of any specific definition of apps in the current draft raised concerns that all types of apps - including streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar as well as food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato - may be regulated by the telecom department. The I&B ministry also raised concerns on inclusion of broadcasting services as part of telecommunication services in the current draft bill.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/revised-telecom-draft-to-clear-air-on-ott-dth","seolocationalt":"Revised telecom draft to clear air on OTT, DTH","url_seo":"revised-telecom-draft-to-clear-air-on-ott-dth"},"96029285":{"msid":"96029285","stname":"Trai revises telcos' revenue reporting format to reflect new definition of AGR","artsyn":"Just over a year ago, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had revised the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR), and introduced the concept of ApGR, which is determined by excluding all non-telecom revenue earned by telcos from their gross revenue (GR).","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-revises-telcos-revenue-reporting-format-to-reflect-new-definition-of-agr","seolocationalt":"Trai revises telcos' revenue reporting format to reflect new definition of AGR","url_seo":"trai-revises-telcos-revenue-reporting-format-to-reflect-new-definition-of-agr"},"96026351":{"msid":"96026351","stname":"Telecom department committed to spectrum allocation for economic benefits: Official","artsyn":"\"Telecom department (DoT) is committed to spectrum allocation for economic benefits, and encourages spectrum sharing for a country's strategy, as part of the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP),\" Ashutosh Sharma, Director General - Telecom, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/telecom-department-committed-to-spectrum-allocation-for-economic-benefits-official","seolocationalt":"Telecom department committed to spectrum allocation for economic benefits: Official","url_seo":"telecom-department-committed-to-spectrum-allocation-for-economic-benefits-official"},"95862078":{"msid":"95862078","stname":"Trai suggests all central government entities earmark spaces for digital infra","artsyn":"\u201cTrai has given a comprehensive set of recommendations to the government on conducive regulatory and policy framework to ensure successful and rapid rollout of small cells and optical fiber using street furniture in all smart cities, other cities and towns, ports, airports, metro rails, Industrial parks, and estates etc,\u201d Trai said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-suggests-all-central-govt-entities-earmark-spaces-for-digital-infra","seolocationalt":"Trai suggests all central government entities earmark spaces for digital infra","url_seo":"trai-suggests-all-central-govt-entities-earmark-spaces-for-digital-infra"}}}}" data-news-images="[{"msid":"82401492","msname":"anshu prakash","msnameseo":"anshu-prakash","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2021-03-02 18:39:00.0","caption":""}]" data-newsletter-by="0" data-newsletter-date="a" data-hasbottomcarousel="" data-alldetailsopen="0" data-multipleanalyticshit="" data-deeplink="https://ettelecom.app.link?$deeplink_path=" data-socialshareformat="default">
