E-commerce firms must not sell unauthorised signal boosters, says telecom industry body

The sale of unauthorised mobile signal boosters and repeaters on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart has not gone down well with telecom operators, as they feel it violates the law and also usage of such equipment interferes with their licensed frequency bands, impacting overall quality of services.

In similarly worded letters to Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Rediff.com, industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said the e-commerce platforms should immediately cease and desist from selling such equipment as there has been clear provisions of law and specific directions from the department of telecommunications (DoT) prohibiting possession and sale without obtaining a requisite permission.

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