DoT eases rollout of communications networks; simplifies documentation
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In a bid to ease the rollout of communications networks, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has notified an amendment in rules where it has fixed a nominal one-time fee for overground cables at Rs 1,000 per kilometer. It has also waived off all other fees other than administrative fee and restoration charges for establishing, maintaining, working, repairing, transferring or shifting the underground and overground telegraph infrastructure. Further, DoT has also simplified documentation for laying overground telecom cables. These amendments will ease Right of Way Related permission procedures for establishment and augmentation of Digital Communications Infrastructure across the country.
The Central Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on October 21, 2021 to incorporate the provisions related to nominal one-time compensation and uniform procedure for establishment of Overground Telegraph Line in the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.
Meanwhile, Industry body Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) stated that optical fibre is a fundamental and structural part of both mobile and fixed broadband networks, and faster rollout of fibre is important for backhauling a large amount of data at high throughput, improving reliability, and reducing latency.
