CCPA Fines Flipkart, Meta ₹10 Lakh Each for Unlicensed Walkie-Talkie Sales
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CCPA Fines Flipkart, Meta ₹10 Lakh Each for Unlicensed Walkie-Talkie Sales
- •The CCPA imposed ₹10 lakh penalties on Flipkart and Meta Platforms for allowing the sale of walkie-talkies without mandatory licensing and regulatory disclosures.
- •The companies failed to inform consumers about essential legal requirements like operating frequency range, wireless operating licence, and ETA certification.
- •Walkie-talkies are regulated under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933; only specific Personal Mobile Radios (446.0-446.2 MHz) are exempt from licensing.
- •Flipkart sold over 1 lakh units since January 2023 without verification, while Meta's Facebook Marketplace also listed non-compliant devices.
- •CCPA rejected claims of intermediary status, asserting both platforms have independent responsibility to ensure regulated products comply with disclosures under Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020.
Why It Matters: Flipkart and Meta fined ₹10 lakh each by CCPA for failing to ensure regulatory compliance in walkie-talkie sales.
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