RailTel Corporation of India Limited

New Delhi, India

RailTel Corporation of India Limited is a telecommunications and broadband service provider in India. It offers digital infrastructure solutions including multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) and internet leased line services, leveraging the Indian Railways network to provide high-speed connectivity and IT services.

CCI Score

-57.17

0.03% April 18

Latest Event

RailTel awarded government CCTV surveillance contract

RailTel bagged an order worth ₹144.88 crore from the Gujarat government's Home department to supply, install, commission, and maintain CCTV video surveillance systems at police and cyber police stations. Anti-fascist critics argue that this surveillance technology can be used as a tool for state repression and monitoring dissent, potentially curtailing civil liberties.

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RailTel Corporation of India Limited is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score

These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

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2024

RailTel awarded government CCTV surveillance contract
-57.17

RailTel bagged an order worth ₹144.88 crore from the Gujarat government's Home department to supply, install, commission, and maintain CCTV video surveillance systems at police and cyber police stations. Anti-fascist critics argue that this surveillance technology can be used as a tool for state repression and monitoring dissent, potentially curtailing civil liberties.
-60

Technology and Services Impact

March 24

RailTel's contract to supply CCTV surveillance systems is a clear example of providing technology that can be repurposed for state repression. Under an anti-fascist lens, supplying surveillance infrastructure that may enable extensive state monitoring and suppression of dissent raises serious ethical concerns regarding its role in facilitating authoritarian practices.

RailTel gains over 3% after it bags order worth 144.88 crore from Gujarat government