If you’re doing any telecom business, DOT’s approval is mandatory. That approval varies depending upon the type of business you partake in.Thus, for those who wish to operate networked telecom equipment to provide their services, network license is mandatory.
Through this blog, you’re going to find out about the following:
- The products and services that come under network license?
- Eligibility criteria to obtain network license?
- Process to obtain the network license?
- Documents required?
Products or services that come under the network license category?
If you wish to start a business that entail any of the following activities, you need the approval of the DOT to use networked devices for the same.
Simply put, following are the services for which you need the network certificate
- Beacon
- CORDECT/CDMA
- Captive Radio paging
- Wide Area Radio Paging
- Captive Radio Trunking
- Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service(PMRTS)
- Captive VSAT
- Commercial VSAT
- GSM
- Earth station for foreign mission
- Experimental
- Fixed/Land Mobile-HF/VHF/UHF-new
- Fixed/Land Mobile-HF/VHF/UHF-additional category
- Terrestrial Broadcast (FM/CRS/MW/SW/HPT/LPT/DTT-new
- Terrestrial Broadcast (FM/CRS/MW/SW/HPT/LPT/DTT-additional category
- Captive Trunking-new (below 806 MHz)
- Captive Trunking-additional category (below 806 MHz)
- Others (RADAR, BEACON, AIS, Any other)-Below 806 MHz
- HF/VHF for Foreign Mission
- Radar
- Remote Controller
- SCADA
- Shot Range UHF Hand Held Radio (USR)
- Spread Spectrum
- TV Receive Only Dish Antenna(TVRO) for Foreign Mission
As you can gather, the aforementioned products/services are quite nuanced are part of some of the most technical part of the telecommunication domain.
Thus, they require specific eligibility criteria that needs to be followed to obtain the Network certificate.
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How can one become eligible to obtain the network licenses?
Your eligibility for network licenses would depend upon the type of license you seek.
However, some points within that criteria remain the same; they are as follows:
- You should have a registered company incorporated as per the Companies Act, 2013.
- The minimum net worth of that company should be as per DOT regulations for that network license.
Process to obtain the network license?
The procedure to obtain the network license has you follow the steps given below:
- Gather the documents required as per this license of your choice.
- Meet its eligibility criteria
- Fill the network license application form via the saralsanchar portal
- The application and the documents will be thoroughly assessed by the Department of telecommunication’s wing – most likely the wireless planning and coordination wing.
- Once the assessment is complete, you’ll obtain your license, subject to bank guarantee and entry fees deposit.
What are the documents required to obtain this license?
The documents that are common to all such licenses are as follows:
- Certificate of incorporation
- Memorandum of association
- Articles of Association
- Net worth certificate
- Radio frequency testing report of the product
Conclusion
Network licenses is required by businesses that use networked equipments to provide telecommunication services. If you are a owner of such an enterprise, reach out to Registrationwala.
We can file the application on your behalf. Deal with the documentation and the submission process.
Remove any issues that might arise during the application processing and provide you complete assistance.
