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The article reports that Rajasthan has become the first state in India to install L-Route server for uninterrupted internet services.

The article discusses U.S. intelligence agencies' opposition to awarding a federal contract for routing U.S. phone calls and text messages to Swedish-based technology company Ericsson. Topics addressed include national security concerns regarding access to surveillance secrets, as well as efforts by information services company Neustar to maintain its hold of the contract.

The article focuses on the plans of the Indian telecom department (DoT) to take a view on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) demand for a national "priority call routing" (PCR) system to distress during emergencies. It adds that the committee formed under the plan will examine TRAI's recommendation on priority routing of calls to people engaged in response and recovery operations during disasters.