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Notifying Member: INDIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): HS8517

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Notification for draft Standard for Generic Requirements (GR) of "PON Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (For FTTH Applications)" (Draft Standard No. TEC 88170:2025); (30 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://tec.gov.in/pdf/consultations/Draft%20standard%20for%20PON%20OTDRs_GR88170%20for%20consultration%2022.07.2025.pdf

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Description of content: This draft Standard for GR pertains to PON Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (For FTTH Applications).

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Revision of GRs of "PON Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (Type-A)(For FTTH Applications)" and "PON Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (Type-B)(For FTTH Applications)".

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Relevant documents:

Draft Standard for GR of "PON Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (For FTTH Applications)" (Draft Standard No. TEC 88170:2025)

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 7 October 2025

[X] 60 days from notification

Comments/inputs may please be furnished in the template sheet appended at the end of the draft Standard.

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)

Contact Person: Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi, DDG (IMP & TEP)

Room No: 356, Khurshid Lal Bhawan

Janpath, New Delhi-110001, India.

Contact Number: +(91) 11-23739400

Email: tbtenquirytel.tec@gov.in

Website- https://www.tec.gov.in/

Email ID of TBT Enquiry Point: tbtenquirytel.tec@gov.in