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Types of OSP Registration :

  • International Call Centers

  • Domestic Call Centers

  •  Standalone Domestic Call Centre

  • Sharing of common infrastructure

  • Network Operation Center

  • Tele-banking

  • Tele-medicine

  • Tele-trading

  • Tele-education

  • e-Commerce

  • Vehicle Tracking System

  • Long Range Alarm System

  • Bill Payment Terminal

Brochure - Indian Telecommunications

 


FDI Policy in Telecom
 


 

    FDI Policy for the Telecom  is as under:-

Sr..

Sector/Activity

FDI Cap/Equity

Entry route

Other Conditions

Relevant Press Note

1.

Basic and cellular, Unified Access Services, National/International Long Distance, V-Sat, Public Mobile Radio Trunked Services (PMRTS) Global Mobile Personal Communications Services (GMPCS) and other value added telecom services

 

74% (including FDI, FII, NRI, FCCBs, ADRs, GDRs, convertible preference shares, and proportionate foreign equity in Indian promoters/Investing Company)

Automatic upto 49%.

 

FIPB beyond 49%.

Subject to guidelines notified in the Press Note No. 3 (2007 Series)

PN 3/2007

2.

ISP with gateways, radio-paging, end-to-end bandwidth.

74%

Automatic  upto 49%

 

FIPB beyond 49%

Subject to licensing and security requirements notified by the Department of Telecommunications. www.dot.gov.in

 

PN        4 /2001

3.

a) ISP without gateway, *

 

b)  Infrastructure provider providing dark fibre, right of way, duct space, tower( Category –I);

 

c) Electronic mail and voice mail

100%

Automatic upto 49%

 

 

FIPB beyond 49%

Subject to the condition that such companies shall divest 26% of their equity in favour of Indian public in 5 years, if these companies are listed in other parts of the world.  Also subject to licensing and security requirements, where required.

www.dot.gov.in

 

PN 9/ 2000 and PN 2/2007

4.

Manufacture of telecom equipments

100%

Automatic

Subject to sectoral requirements.

www.dot.gov.in

 

PN 2 / 2000

* The government has revised guidelines for ISP's on 24-8-2007 and new guidelines provide for ISP licenses with gateway component only and with 74% FDI.