Tata Tele gets OK to buy Chinese equipment

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Tata Teleservices has received the Indian government's approval to buy telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Last month, India tightened rules for telecom gear imports saying vendors must allow inspection of their equipment and share design and source codes in escrow accounts, addressing security worries that had led to restrictions on Chinese manufacturers.

ZTE has reportedly got government no to supply equipment to Reliance Communications. Earlier India had also lifted restrictions on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) buying telecoms gear from Chinese vendors.