UK warns its citizens against satellite phones in updated India travel advisory | Know why
India TV NewsLondon: The UK government on Tuesday updated its travel advisory for India to warn British nationals against carrying or operating satellite phones in India without a licence. It highlighted that prior permission from the Department of Telecommunication was also required for listening devices and “powerful cameras or binoculars” and that advice around such equipment can be sought from the High Commission of India in London. British nationals have been arrested or detained for bringing satellite phones and other satellite-enabled navigational devices into the country without prior permission,” reads the FCDO update. You may also need prior permission from the Indian authorities to bring equipment like listening or recording devices, radio transmitters, powerful cameras or binoculars into India.
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