CCPA issues guidelines to regulate walkie-talkie sales on ecommerce platforms

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Friday released comprehensive guidelines to prevent the illegal listing and sale of radio equipment, including walkie-talkies, on e-commerce platforms.

The new framework aims to check the sale of walkie-talkies without proper frequency disclosure, licensing information, or Equipment Type Approval (ETA) – practices that violate the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

The guidelines were developed after extensive inter-ministerial consultations with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry…