Operators urge states to prioritise vaccines for telecom maintenance workers

New Delhi: Telecom industry group COAI has written to chief Ministers and Health Secretaries of states, urging them to prioritise Covid-19 vaccination for on-ground network maintenance workers.

“The telecom field force ensures that India’s telecommunications infrastructure always remains operational, which in turn helps keep the Indian economy running,” the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) said in a statement.

“COAI has sought the support of the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh etc. to consider Telecom Field Employees as Frontline Workers and consider them in the priority list for getting the vaccination,” it said.