In an effort to strengthen the national security, and also to allay the concerns of the telecom service providers with regards to the import of telecom gear, the Department of Telecommunications on Wednesday approved the changes in the UAS licensing condition for security-related concerns in the telecom networks in the country.
An operator will be fined Rs 50 crore plus the value of the purchase order if any malware or security glitch is found in their network. This amended norms also mentions that an additional 100 per cent of contract value shall be levied in the case of security breach of any manner that will be found in network of telecom service providers.
Under these new norms, vendor or supplier of the telecom equipment will have to allow DoT or its designated agency to inspect hardware, software, design, development, manufacturing facility and supply chain.
Source: CIOL
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