Telecom New Rule: Changes are made in telecom rules from time to time by the government. Some rules were added to the Telecom Act, which all states have also been asked to follow. This was named the Right of Way (RoW) rule. Every state was asked to adopt it. Apart from this, exemption in charges was also given to different states.
According to ET report, the new rule is going to come into effect from January 1. It will be boosted in installing optical fiber and telecom towers. Telecom operators and infrastructure providers are also going to get a lot of help from this. DoT Secretary Neeraj Mittal has written a letter to the secretaries of all the states in this matter. He has said that everyone should ensure it by 30th November. After this, the new rules of RoW portal will be implemented from January 1.
In this context, DoT Secretary Neeraj Mittal said, ‘The new rule should come into effect from January 2025. The current RoW rule should be stopped here. That means now the new rule will be implemented. After the new rule comes, the states will be given more power so that they can themselves give clarification to the authority on this matter.
Know what are RoW rules?
Let us tell you that RoW rules set the standards for setting up towers or telecom infrastructure on public and private property. It is with its help that the government focuses on modernizing the telecom infrastructure. At the same time, all property owners and telecom providers follow RoW rules because under this, a lot of importance is given to public safety and transparency. Many changes can be seen after January 1.
Focus will be on 5G
The new rules of RoW will focus on 5G. This rule can prove to be very effective for fast network because at present the focus is on installing 5G towers across the country.
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