{"id":331168,"date":"2024-09-19T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=331168"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T11:59:05","slug":"ministry-of-communications-notified-telecommunications-right-of-way-rules-2024-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/09\/19\/ministry-of-communications-notified-telecommunications-right-of-way-rules-2024-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt notifies Telecommunications (Right of Way) Rules, 2024 to regulate operations of underground telecommunications network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 17-9-2024, the Ministry of Communications notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Telecommunications (Right of Way) Rules, 2024<\/span> to regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of underground telecommunications on public property. The provisions will come into force on 1-1-2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Points:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Application:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Applicable to permissions for the right of way for telecommunications network.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In case any application is made by any facility provider, the public entities will exercise their powers under this rule.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Public entity will have to specify its <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">nodal officer<\/span> on its portal within 30 days from the date of notification of these rules.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">replacement of nodal officer<\/span>, the public entity will have to specify it within 7 days of such replacement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The validity for permission for right of way granted to facility provider in respect of underlying telecommunication network will remain valid until terminated. The validity will be in accordance with the provisions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/cYrK44hy\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Telecommunications Act, 2023<\/span><\/a> or the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/XiSCXTmY\">Telegraph Act, 1885<\/a><\/span> or the rules made thereunder:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>It will remain valid for the same amount of time as the term of authorization or license, or exemption from such authorization or license, granted by the Central Government;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Continue to be valid for the term of any renewed authorization or license.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The following documents has to be provided by the facility provider through the portal:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>copy of the authorization under the Telecommunications Act, 2023 or license under the Telegraph Act, 1885;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the underground telecommunication proposal;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a copy of as-built drawings of such telecommunication network, if required;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the mode of and the estimated duration for execution of the work;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the estimated time of the day when the work is expected to be done;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the estimated expenses;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the inconvenience that is likely to be caused;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the specific measures proposed to be taken to ensure public safety;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>details of the need of facility provider for access to the telecommunication network;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>names and contact details of the employees of the facility provider.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Grant of permission by public entity:<\/span> Upon examination of application, the public entity 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granted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The facility provider will have to restore the property and pay compensation for damages to address any damage caused to the property.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">These rules apply to permissions for the right of way for telecommunications networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67515,"featured_media":325036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,15],"tags":[73288,73289,73290],"class_list":["post-331168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-rules_regulations","tag-ministryofcommunications","tag-telecommunications","tag-undergroundnetwork"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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