DoT secretary asks states to designate nodal officer for telecom companies

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has written to chief secretaries of all states and union territories to designate a nodal officer who can be contacted by telecom operators and internet service providers in case of any difficulty due to the lockdown across the country.

The letter, written by DoT secretary Anshu Prakash on Tuesday, draws attention to reports wherein local authorities have asked personnel of telcos at network operations centres and call centres to shut down operations in view of the restrictions.