Direction No. 83-QOS/2016 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India dated 27th April, 2016 on the establishment of a telecommunication network [C11-GSW]

No. 83-QOS/2016

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

New Delhi, dated the 27th April, 2016

DIRECTION

To

All telegraph authorities,

Subject: The establishment of a telecommunication network by authorised entities under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby directs

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the establishment of a telecommunication network by authorised entities.

2. The matter has been examined. Every authorised entity carrying on the establishment of a telecommunication network shall make an application in Form B to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. The telegraph authority shall ensure that authorisation is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal within sixty days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this direction may be brought to the notice of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

(Chief General Manager)