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| BSNL, Airtel warned for security breach | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTER
Jammu, Aug 8: The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a warning to the cellular telecommunication services provider the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd the Airtel for breaching the security restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports said that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued warnings to several operators who are reported to be breaching restrictions on providing cellular coverage too close to India's international borders. The four operators, Bharti Airtel, Hutch, Reliance and BSNL have been found to have coverage along the 'no service zones' which extend 500 meters along the border. Among the four operators only BSNL and Airtel have their presence in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) carried out a survey last year which named 103 locations where cellular coverage was recorded within the 'no service zones' and passed this information to the DoT requesting that it act to shut down the coverage.
The MHA considers cellular coverage close to the borders to be a threat to national security, particularly in the disputed Kashmir region where cellular coverage is tightly restricted.
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