MTCTE (Mandatory Testing and certification of Telecommunication Equipment)

Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications has notified “Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules” in Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 1131(E) PART XI on 5th September 2017 which prescribes for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment. Any telegraph which is used or capable of being used with any telegraph established, maintained or worked under the license granted by the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), shall have to undergo prior mandatory testing and certification in respect of parameters as determined by the telegraph authority from time to time.

Objectives of MTCTE

  1. that any Telecom Equipment does not degrade performance of existing network to which it is connected;
  2. safety of the end–users;
  3. protection of users and general public by ensuring that radio frequency emissions from equipment do not exceed prescribed standards;
  4. that telecom equipment complies with the relevant national and international regulatory standards and requirements.
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