Cloud-Hosted Telecommunication Network Provider Authorisation shall apply to a new authorised entity that holds cloud-hosted telecommunication network provider authorisation, and save as otherwise expressly provided in this Part, any reference to expression “new authorised entity” means such new authorised entity that holds cloud-hosted telecommunication network provider authorisation.

For the purposes of this Part the expressions—

(a) “cloud-hosted telecommunication network as a service” means provision of any of the following to any other new authorised entity or licensee that holds an authorisation or license, namely—

(i) physical infrastructure for housing cloud-hosted telecommunication equipment of such new authorised entity or licensee; or

(ii) cloud-hosted telecommunication equipment for use in telecommunication network of such new authorised entity or licensee; or

(iii) cloud-hosted telecommunication network functionality for provision of telecommunication services by such new authorised entity or licensee; and

(b) “physical infrastructure” means the infrastructure, including building, and passive telecommunication infrastructure established, operated, maintained or expanded by a new authorised entity and includes right of way held by such entity or its facility provider.

Cloud-hosted telecommunication network provider authorisation consists of authorisation for the following, namely:—

(a) establish, operate, maintain or expand cloud-hosted telecommunication network; and

(b) provide cloud-hosted telecommunication network as a service to any other new authorised entity or licensee that holds any authorisation or license and is permitted under such authorisation or license to use such telecommunication network for provisioning of telecommunication services or establishing, operating, maintaining or expanding telecommunication network.

(3) Every new authorised entity shall establish, operate, maintain or expand only such telecommunication network which are authorised under the scope of its authorisation, and not any other telecommunication network which requires a separate authorisation from the Central Government.

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1. Applicant must be a Company with skilled management and a responsible track record in the telecommunication sector.
2. FDI compliance must be ensured as per the Government of India’s FDI policy and applicable law.
3. No pending dues should be outstanding against the applicant.
4. No overlapping Licence/Authorisation should be held covering the entire scope and network area of the proposed authorisation.
5. Application must be submitted through the designated Portal, except MNP, which follows the Central Government bidding process.
6. Prescribed processing fee and Auditor’s Certificate confirming eligibility under Rule 5 must accompany the application.
7. Where applicable, the applicant must fulfil LoI requirements, including entry fee, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee, and undertaking for relinquishment of overlapping licence/authorisation.

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As per Schedule A of the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Networks) Rules, 2026, the applicable fees for Cloud-Hosted Telecommunication Network Provider Authorisation are- 

 

There shall be no authorisation fee to be paid by a new authorised entity.

S. No.	Network Authorisation	Entry Fee (in Rs.)	Initial Guarantee (in Rs.)	Processing Fee (in Rs.)
1	Cloud-hosted telecommunication network provider authorisation	10 Lakh	NIL	10,000

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