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Telecom industry cautions against fake mobile tower installation before 5G rollout
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IANS | 04 Jul, 2022
Telecom
industry stakeholders on Monday cautioned the public against the fraud
related to the installation of mobile towers on their properties in the
country as it prepares for 5G roll out.
The Cellular
Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Digital Infrastructure
Providers' Association (DIPA) said that people must observe caution
against certain companies, agencies, or individuals who are fraudulently
approaching them, asking to deposit money in their personal or company
accounts in the name of government tax for leasing their premises for
installation of mobile towers.
The same individuals are offering
fake "No Objection Certificates" from the Ministry of Telecommunications
and Information Technology for the installation of towers, they
informed.
Mobile towers are installed either by telecom service providers (TSP) or infrastructure providers (IPs).
The mobile towers are installed by the telecom infrastructure providers like
Indus Towers, American Tower Corporation, Summit Digital Infrastructure, Ascend Telecom, Tower Vision.
"IPs
are taking several steps to caution the public about the frauds and
have devised various modes to collect the information about potential
locations through various channels such as toll-free number, website,
email etc," said T.R. Dua, DG, DIPA.
The industry bodies
requested people to verify authenticity by visiting the websites of TSPs
or IPs before accepting any offers for tower installation.
"Mobile
towers are quintessential to ensure uninterrupted connectivity, support
various critical services and maintain communication across the states.
The public suffers gravely owing to the fraud related to mobile
towers," said Lt Gen Dr S.P. Kochhar, DG, COAI.
This is causing a
trust deficit and a sense of insecurity towards the team personnel
working on the ground to build a robust communication network.
"The
telecom industry remains committed to providing the best quality of
services to its customers. Hence, we have collaborated with DIPA to
build theArequired robust infrastructure," Kochhar added.
According
to reports, more than 6.8 lakh mobile towers have been installed across
the country and over 15 lakh towers are to be installed by FY24 as the
country prepares for 5G.
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