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India | Global Network Initiative
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UPDATED: March 2017 | SOURCE: Telenor Group with support from Hogan
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Provision of Real-time Lawful Interception Assistance
LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND
Indian Telegraph Act 1885 (“ITA Act”)
This is the parent legislation governing telecommunications in India and the
government grants the following licenses to service providers in accordance
with the provisions of this Act:
Uni ed Access Service License (“UASL”)
This is the license governing the provision of access services in India by
entities granted licenses prior to 2013.
Internet Service Provider License (“ISP License”)
This is the license governing the provision of internet services in India by
entities granted licenses prior to 2013.
Uni ed Licenses (“UL”)
The Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”) since 2013 issues the Unified
License, which is an umbrella license covering all services such as access,
internet, national long distance and international long distance. This implies
that a service provider can provide all or any licensed telecommunications
services under a single license by obtaining the relevant service authorisations
under the Unified License. Current UASL and ISP licensees will have to migrate
to the Unified Licence Regime on expiry of their existing licenses. For the
purposes of this report, we have referred to all three major types of
telecommunications licenses in existence today: the UL, the UASL and the ISP
License, highlighting differences between them if relevant.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAWS
https://clfr.globalnetworkinitiative.org/country/india/
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