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A Department of Telecom (DoT) panel has proposed that foreign long-distance telephony players such as Verizon, AT&T, BT and Cable Wireless should set up local servers in India. The panel's proposal is aimed at helping the agencies keeping a tab on the data and voice tariff on cellular networks from locations abroad and giving them access to these networks within the country. The draft report from DoT panel says foreign players should install a local remote access storage server in the country. The operators should also work to have a system where they can limit remote access to the network in India in case an emergency, suggests the panel report. The current rules allow international long-distance operators to set up servers outside the country. The operators need to have an official approval for the location of the service. These remote access servers are used to control and manage the global network from a single location. For the domestic operators and serv...