The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 21st January 2022 has advised the e-commerce portals and offline dealers against sale and purchase of any kind of wireless devices/equipments without ensuring proper compliance to provisions of Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.
The Government authorities had noticed the facilitation of the sale of wireless jammers which are capable of disrupting authorised telecom and other wireless networks on the online e-commerce platforms. The use of wireless jammers is only allowed under exceptional circumstances only when authorised by Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat per the guidelines issued by the Cabinet.
The sale and use of wireless jammers are illegal. Therefore sale of such equipment by both online platforms and offline dealer for general consumption is viewed as an illegal activity and legal action will be initiated under existing acts and security guidelines.
