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Authorisation for Provision of Main Telecommunication Services (Principle Authorization)

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Authorisation for Provision of Main Telecommunication Services (Principle Authorization)

Chapter II (PRINCIPAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES AND GRANT OF AUTHORISATION)				Downalod PDF
Serial No	Rule No./Clause	Authorization Principal	Page No.	Downalod PDF
1	4	Authorisation for principal telecommunication services	83
2	5	Eligibility	84
3	6	Application for authorisation	84
4	7	Grant of authorisation	84
5	8	Overlapping license or authorisation	85
Chapter III (GENERAL CONDITIONS)
6	9	Network service operator and virtual network operator	86
7	10	Duration of authorisation	86
8	11	Continued adherence to eligibility conditions	86
9	12	Limitations on cross holdings	86
10	13	Reporting and disclosure	87
11	14	Transfer	88
12	15	Renewal	88
13	16	Revocation of authorisation	88
14	17	Surrender of authorisation	89
15	18	Actions pursuant to revocation, surrender or expiry of authorisation or license	89
16	19	Consequence of migration	89
17	20	Power to call for information	90
18	21	Power to relax	90
19	22	Power to issue orders, directions or guidelines	90
Chapter IV (FINANCIAL CONDITIONS)
20	23	Fees and charges	90
21	24	Schedule of payment	92
22	25	Guarantee requirements for authorisation	93
23	26	Assessment of authorisation fee and spectrum charges linked to adjusted gross revenue	94
24	27	Set off	95
25	28	Recovery of dues	95
Chapter V (TECHNICAL AND OPERATING CONDITIONS)
26	29	Telecommunication network	95
27	30	Location of telecommunication network systems	96
28	31	Sharing of telecommunication network and infrastructure	97
29	32	Telecommunication network interconnection and peering among network service operators	97
30	33	Monitoring and suspension of principal telecommunication services	98
31	34	Commencement of provision of principal telecommunication services to users	98
32	35	Provision of principal telecommunication services	99
33	36	Right to inspect and undertake assessments	100
34	37	Confidentiality of information	101
35	38	Services during public emergency, and for public safety and disaster management	101
Chapter VI (SECURITY CONDITIONS)
PART A (GENERAL SECURITY CONDITIONS)
36	39	Management of new authorised entity	101
37	40	Enrolment of users, activation of principal telecommunication services and updating of user information	102
38	41	Additional obligations of authorised entities	103
39	42	Additional conditions for enrolment and activation of principal telecommunication services for business users	103
40	43	Additional conditions for enrolment and activation of principal telecommunication services for natural persons	105
41	44	Data to be located in India	105
42	45	Maintenance of records	105
43	46	Domestic traffic not to be routed outside India	106
44	47	Securing information transacted through telecommunication network	106
45	48	Calling line identification	107
46	49	Prevention of use of telecommunication network for unauthorised or unlawful activities	107
47	50	Trusted sources and trusted products	107
48	51	Breach of security provisions	108
49	52	Prohibition of certain activities	108
50	53	Providing remote access to the telecommunication network	108
51	54	General security conditions	109
PART B (SECURITY CONDITIONS IN RESPECT OF REGULATION OF POINT OF SALE)
52	55	Applicability of Part B of Chapter VI	109
53	56	Point of sale	109
54	57	Obligations of new authorised entity in respect of point of sale	110
Chapter VII (SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR PROVISION OF PRINCIPAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES USING SATELLITE NETWORK)
55	58	Applicability of Chapter VII	112
56	59	Provision of principal telecommunication services through satellite network	112
57	60	Technical and operating conditions	112
58	61	Rollout obligations	113
59	62	Security conditions	114
Chapter VIII (SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR TYPES OF PRINCIPAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES)
60	63	Applicability of Chapter VIII	115
PART A (UNIFIED SERVICE AUTHORISATION)
61	64	Applicability of Part A	115
62	65	Scope of unified service authorisation	115
63	66	Financial conditions	116
64	67	Technical and operating conditions	116
PART B (ACCESS SERVICE AUTHORISATION AND WIRELINE ACCESS SERVICE AUTHORISATION)
65	68	Applicability of Part B	116
66	69	Scope of access service authorisation	116
67	70	Scope of wireline access service authorisation	117
68	71	Technical and operating conditions	118
69	72	Security conditions	121
PART C (INTERNET SERVICE AUTHORISATION)
70	73	Applicability of Part C	122
71	74	Scope of internet service authorisation	122
72	75	Technical and operating conditions	123
73	76	Security conditions	125
PART D (LONG DISTANCE SERVICE AUTHORISATION)
74	77	Applicability of Part D	126
75	78	Scope of long distance service authorisation	126
76	79	Technical and operating conditions	127
77	80	Security conditions	129
Chapter IX (MISCELLANEOUS)
78	81	Breach	129
79	82	Digital implementation	130

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