Telcos don't need DoT nod to shift wireless equipment

To promote ease of doing business, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said telecom firms can shift or re-deploy their wireless equipment from one service area to another just by giving an intimation to its wireless planning and coordination (WPC) wing. They no longer need a formal approval.

The DoT said in a notification Wednesday that telecom operators can inform the WPC wing online through the Saral sanchar portal. The department added that till the time an online facility is made available, telecom operators can submit the details of shifting through email. The telcos, however, have to give an undertaking that such details will be updated subsequently, as and when online facility is made available by the DoT.