DoT’s covid-19 relief for mobile firms with more time for rollout obligations

NEW DELHI: The department of telecommunications (DoT) has given more time to telecom companies to meet their rollout obligations. The new deadline is 30 September to avoid stiff penalties amid the covid-19 lockdown.

The circular applies to companies whose due date for submissions, saying they have met the rollout obligation, falls between 25 March and 30 September.

“Due to (the) unforeseen situation in the wake of covid-19, the force majeure clause of the (telcom) licence is applied and relaxations are being granted to licensees whose due date of registration for fulfilment of MRO is between March 25 and September 30,” the DoT circular said. Mint has seen a copy of the circular.