Archive · 17 Jan 2026
TCIL Blacklists Cisco India for Anti-Competitive Practices
TCIL, a state-owned company, has banned Cisco India from participating in its future tenders for two years.
TCIL says Cisco didn't provide necessary documents on time and tried to add new rules at the last minute, which made it hard for TCIL to compete fairly.
Cisco says it follows all the rules and is working to resolve the issue.
The dispute is about a big project in Karnataka to connect government offices with a network.
Existing projects between the two companies won't be affected by this ban.
TCIL has blacklisted Cisco India for two years over alleged anti-competitive practices.
The dispute arises from a tender for KSWAN 3.0, a statewide network connectivity project in Karnataka.
TCIL accuses Cisco of failing to provide mandatory bid documents and imposing new conditions at the last minute.
Cisco denies the allegations, stating it abides by local laws and is engaged in discussions with TCIL.
Existing contracts and projects between TCIL and Cisco will not be affected by the ban.
- Who
- TCIL (Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd) and Cisco Systems India
- What
- TCIL has blacklisted Cisco India for two years over alleged anti-competitive practices
- When
- The order was issued on January 14, 2026
- Where
- India, specifically related to a tender in Karnataka
- Why
- TCIL accused Cisco of adopting non-responsive, monopolistic, and anti-competitive practices to sabotage its participation in a public procurement process
- Company Blacklisted
- Cisco Systems India
- Duration of Ban
- Two years
- Reason for Ban
- Alleged anti-competitive and monopolistic practices
- Tender Dispute
- Karnataka Centre for eGovernance tender for KSWAN 3.0
- Date of Order
- January 14, 2026
- Cisco's Response
- Denied allegations, claims to abide by local laws
- Impact on Existing Contracts
- No impact, existing contracts remain unaffected