NewzVille Desk
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to six e-commerce platforms for listing and offering for sale restricted wireless transmitting devices such as “Anti-Drone Systems”, “Drone Jammers” and “GPS Jammers”, in an alleged violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and other applicable telecom and trade control laws.
These six e-commerce entities are as follows:
- Everse,
- IndiaMart,
- Xboom,
- Javiat Aerospace,
- AirONE Robotics
- Maveric Drones & Technologies Pvt Ltd.
The CCPA observed that these devices were being listed online:
- Without disclosure of mandatory licensing requirements;
- Without valid Equipment Type Approval (ETA) or Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) certification details;
- Without clearly stating that civilian possession and use without statutory authorisation is prohibited; and
- In a manner likely to mislead consumers into believing that such devices are freely purchasable.
Drone jammers and signal jamming equipment are regulated under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and are subject to strict licensing and regulatory control by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC).
