The Telecommunications Act, 2023 has been published in the Official Gazette of India on 24.12.2023. It shall come into effect on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. Section 3 of the Act provides authorisations for providing telecommunication services and to establish, operate, maintain or expand telecommunication network.
The authorisation framework for telecommunication services and telecommunication networks shall come into effect after notifications of such rules under section 3 of the Act replacing the extant licensing framework including Unified License, Unified License(VNO), Standalone Licenses, Registrations, Permissions and No Objection Certificate.
As the transition to the authorisation regime under the Telecommunication Act, 2023 is presently underway, certain regulatory uncertainties and administrative complexities may arise in respect of new applications. In order to address this, it has been decided, as an interim measure, to suspend acceptance of new applications for issuing Unified License, Unified License(VNO), Standalone Licenses, Registrations, Permissions and No Objection Certificate, with effect from 10.11.2025 till notifications of the authorisation framework. However, applications already submitted up to this date shall continue to be processed.
