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DoT forms eight-member committee on BSNL's tender for 4G network

The move comes following BSNL's cancellation of its previous tender, after home-grown companies complained to the government that the terms of the tender were prepared in a way to keep them out

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3 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2020 | 9:16 PM IST

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is setting up an eight-member committee to recommend in two weeks technical specifications for the controversial 4G tender of state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL). The order was handed down on Monday.

The move comes following BSNL’s cancellation of its previous tender, after home-grown companies complained to the government that the terms of the tender were prepared in a way to keep them out and support global players.

They alleged the tender did not meet the norms of public procurement (preference to make in India) order of 2017, which is applicable to BSNL also. As part

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