Prasad was answering a question on a company being banned by some countries owing to security concerns over 5G technology equipment.

Till date we have not allotted 5G spectrum to anyone nor denied to anyone,” he added.

“The High Level Forum submitted its report titled as ‘Making India 5G Ready’ in August 2018.

Based on the report, the government is creating an enabling framework for deployment of affordable and secure 5G services in India,” Prasad said.

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