December, 2022
The India Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) published a notification on November 11, 2022 clarifying End of Life (E-O-L) / End of Sale (E-O-S) whole unit warranty replacement products under MTCTE. TEC clarifies that models of products of Phase III and IV under MTCTE that are declared by the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) as E-O-L / E-O-S for whole unit warranty replacement prior to July 1, 2023 are not covered under MTCTE. However, OEMs must still provide a list of products to TEC that are declared E-O-L / E-O-S for whole unit warranty replacement.