Furthermore, the same individuals are providing fake “No Objection Certificates” from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology for the installation of towers, said the officials.
Fake 5G mobile towers
Telecom industry stakeholders have warned the general public against the fraud installation of mobile towers on their properties. For those unaware, mobile towers are not installed either by telecom service providers (TSP) or infrastructure providers (IPs). They are installed by telecom infrastructure providers like Indus Towers, Tower Vision, Ascend Telecom, American Tower Corporation, and Summit Digital Infrastructure.
“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 numbers, websites, email etc,” said T.R. Dua, DG, DIPA. Furthermore, the industry bodies have requested people to verify authenticity by visiting the websites of TSPs or IPs before accepting any 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, however, is causing a sense of insecurity toward the team 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 the required robust infrastructure,” Kochhar added.
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