Centre asks BSNL to not use Chinese equipment for 4G upgradation

New Delhi: Following the border skirmish with Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to not use Chinese telecom equipment during its 4G upgradation.

Sources privy to the information said the Telecom Department has conveyed that the tender process in this regard will have be reworked.

Also, a similar message has been conveyed to Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) asking them to avoid the use of Chinese equiment for upgradation.