The Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunications Equipment (MTCTE) regime shall be mandatory from Oct. 1st, 2020 for the following equipment:
1. Transmission Terminal Equipment (SDH Equipment, Multiplexing Equipment)
2. PON Family of broadband Equipment (PON ONT, PON ONU, and PON OLT)
3. Feedback device.
Applications should be acceptable starting June 25th, 2020 but for sales, import, or use of these telecom equipment min India, the certification will be mandatory starting October 1st, 2020. TEC has informed the schedule for mandatory testing and certification of the remaining equipment will be notified later.
Laboratories in India have been working on getting the recognition to perform the tests involved, some of them have already accomplished that, but for now, TEC is also accepting international lab test reports.