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MHA wants prior security clearance of telecom companies for licence

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The Home Ministry has insisted that obtaining prior security clearance should be made mandatory for service providers for granting them telecom licences.

In a communication to the Department of Telecom, the Home Ministry has suggested that clearance from security agencies must be taken before issuing any applicant company telecom licence. This should include verification of antecedents of the directors and promoters of the firm.

As of now, the Department of Telecom first gives licence to a company to provide mobile telephone services on the basis of its application and the security clearance is sought from the Home Ministry only before the launching of the service.

The DoT has been told that since the process of issuing security clearance to a company has been streamlined, an applicant company can obtain it within 12 weeks and should not be worried about any delay.

A verification of character and antecedents of the directors and promoters of the applicant company should be sought by the Department of Telcom before granting any licence, the Home Ministry has suggested.

The Home Ministry has conveyed that if security agencies find anything adverse while verifying the antecedents of the company and its promoters, it would be difficult for the government to revoke the licence as the applicant may move court.

Under the new guidelines, the Home Ministry will decide on security clearances for any project forwarded by any Ministry or Department within a strict time-frame of 12 weeks.
 

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