CBIC asks field offices to allow only DoT-approved mobile signal boosters import

New Delhi: The CBIC has asked field offices to restrict imports of unauthorised wireless equipment and allow import of mobile signal repeaters/boosters based on licence. In an instruction to all Principal Chief Commissioners (Customs), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has flagged easy availability of unauthorised mobile signal repeaters/boosters in the grey market and on e-commerce platforms.

Unauthorised operation of mobile signal repeater/booster has been a serious cause of concern for the licensed cellular Telecom Service Providers (TSP) to maintain the desired quality of service (QoS) in light of the interference caused by such repeaters.