TEC Functions

• TEC is a technical body representing the interest of Department of Telecom, Government of India.
• Prepare specification of common standards with regard to Telecom network equipment,services and interoperability.
• Specifications released as Generic Requirements (GRs), Interface Requirements (IRs) and Service Requirements (SR).
• Issuing Interface Approvals, Certificate of Approvals, Service Approvals & Type Approvals.
• Formulation of Standards and Fundamental Technical Plans.
• Interact with multilateral agencies like APT, ETSI and ITU etc. for standardisation.
• Develop expertise to imbibe the latest technologies and results of R&D.
• Provide technical support to DoT and technical advice to TRAI & TDSAT.
• Coordinate with C-DOT on the technological developments in the Telecom Sector for policy planning by DoT.