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The Central Government notifies revised standards for specific telecommunication equipment under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications, specifically the Telecommunication Engineering Centre, issued Notification S.O. 3349(E) on June 19, 2026, in New Delhi. In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023), read with rule 5 of the Telecommunications (Framework to Notify Standards, Conformity Assessment and Certification) Rules, 2025, the Central Government notified revised standards for several types of telecommunication equipment. These revised standards include: TEC 24492607 Essential Requirements for IoT Gateway, TEC 28362607 Essential Requirements for Smart Electricity Meter, TEC 28732607 Essential Requirements for Tracking Device, TEC 23232607 Essential Requirements for Feedback Device, and TEC 23732607 Essential Requirements for End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring. The new standards become effective from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette. Both the existing and the revised standards will remain concurrently in force for a period of ninety days from the publication date, after which only the revised standards will be applicable.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23062026-273750 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3216] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026/ASHADHA 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Telecommunications) (TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING CENTRE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th June, 2026 S.O. 3349(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023) read with rule 5 of the Telecommunications (Framework to Notify Standards, Conformity Assessment and Certification) Rules, 2025, the Central Government hereby notifies the following revised standards for telecommunication equipment with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely:— +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Number and name of revised standards | +=========+=============================================+ | (1) | (2) | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | 1. | TEC 24492607 Essential Requirements | | | IoT Gateway | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | 2. | TEC 28362607 Essential Requirements | | | Smart Electricity Meter | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | 3. | TEC 28732607 Essential Requirements | | | Tracking Device | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | 4. | TEC 23232607 Essential Requirements | | | Feedback Device | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ | 5. | TEC 23732607 Essential Requirements | | | End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring | +---------+---------------------------------------------+ 2. The existing standards and the above revised standards for essential requirements shall remain in force concurrently for a period of ninety days from the date of publication of this notification, after which, the revised standards only shall be applicable. [F. No. 24-02/2025-STD/TEC-Part(1)] RAJEEV KUMAR TYAGI, Dy. Director General Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

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