Telecommunications Act, 2023
Bare Act · 2023
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks; assignment of spectrum; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 44 of 2023
- Enacted
- 24 December 2023
- Contents
- 62 sections · 11 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Powers Of Authorisation And Assignment
- Section 3 – Authorisation
- Section 4 – Assignment of spectrum
- Section 5 – Re-farming and harmonisation
- Section 6 – Technologically neutral use of spectrum (preview)
- Section 7 – Optimal utilisation of spectrum (preview)
- Section 8 – Establishment of monitoring and enforcement mechanism (preview)
- Section 9 – No refund of fees (preview)
Chapter III — Right Of Way For Telecommunication Network
- Section 10 – Definition of terms used in this Chapter (preview)
- Section 11 – Right of way for telecommunication network in public property (preview)
- Section 12 – Right of way for telecommunication network on property not covered under section 11 (preview)
- Section 13 – Non-discriminatory and non- exclusive grant of right of way (preview)
- Section 14 – Telecommunication network distinct from property on which it is installed (preview)
- Section 15 – Power of Central Government to establish common ducts and cable corridors (preview)
- Section 16 – Removal, relocation or alteration of telecommunication network (preview)
- Section 17 – Notice to facility provider (preview)
- Section 18 – Dispute resolution relating to this Chapter (preview)
Chapter IV — Standards, Public Safety, National Security And Protection Of Telecommunication Networks
- Section 19 – Power to notify standards (preview)
- Section 20 – Provisions for public emergency or public safety (preview)
- Section 21 – Measures for national security, etc (preview)
- Section 22 – Protection of telecommunication network and telecommunication services (preview)
- Section 23 – Power to give directions (preview)
Chapter V — Digital Bharat Nidhi
- Section 24 – Establishment of Digital Bharat Nidhi (preview)
- Section 25 – Crediting of sum to Consolidated Fund of India (preview)
- Section 26 – Administration of Digital Bharat Nidhi (preview)
Chapter VI — Innovation And Technology Development
- Section 27 – Regulatory sandbox (preview)
Chapter VII — Protection Of Users
- Section 28 – Measures for users (preview)
- Section 29 – Duty of users (preview)
- Section 30 – Dispute resolution mechanism to redress user grievances (preview)
Chapter VIII — Adjudication Of Certain Contraventions
- Section 31 – Definitions of terms used in this Chapter (preview)
- Section 32 – Breach of terms and conditions of authorisation or assignment (preview)
- Section 33 – Contraventions of Act (preview)
- Section 34 – Voluntary undertaking for contraventions (preview)
- Section 35 – Adjudicating Officer (preview)
- Section 36 – Designated Appeals Committee (preview)
- Section 37 – Process to be followed by Adjudicating Officer and Designated Appeals Committee (preview)
- Section 38 – Enforcement (preview)
- Section 39 – Appeals on matters relating to section 32 (preview)
- Section 40 – Appeals on matters relating to section 33 (preview)
- Section 41 – Jurisdiction of civil court barred (preview)
Chapter IX — Offences
- Section 42 – General provisions relating to offences (preview)
- Section 43 – Power to search (preview)
- Section 44 – Supply of information to authorised officers (preview)
Chapter X — Miscellaneous
- Section 45 – Creation of security interests (preview)
- Section 46 – Certification of person for operation of radio equipment on a vessel or aircraft (preview)
- Section 47 – Certification for amateur station operator (preview)
- Section 48 – Prohibition of use of equipment which blocks telecommunication (preview)
- Section 49 – Penalties not to affect other liabilities (preview)
- Section 50 – Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India (preview)
- Section 51 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 52 – Consistency with other laws (preview)
- Section 53 – Implementation of Act (preview)
- Section 54 – Employee of authorised entity not to be compelled to appear as witness (preview)
- Section 55 – Rights in Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone (preview)
- Section 56 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 57 – Power of Central Government to amend Schedules (preview)
- Section 58 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
- Section 59 – Amendment to Act 24 of 1997 (preview)