COAI urges DoT to extend breather on subscriber verification, EMR audits

Industry body COAI has urged the government to further extend the relaxation granted recently on audit process for subscriber verification and Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR) to the full duration of countrywide lockdown, instead of March-end deadline.

The Department of Telecom on Monday had said that due to the unforeseen situation in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, “it has been decided that the audit process conducted by LSA (Licenced service area) field units in respect of EMR and subscriber verification (customer acquisition form) shall be kept in abeyance till March 31, 2020”.

The telecom department had also stated that “registration and testing related to roll out obligations of telecom service providers shall also remain suspended till March 31, 2020”.