The Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules (pdf), 2016, which provides exclusive rights to telecom operators (telcos) to temporarily acquire land for laying down fiber cables and mobile towers came into force on November 15th 2016. Under the new rules, telcos will need submit an application with details about land required for laying fiber or details of structures/building in case of erection of mobile towers. A nodal officer setup under the state government shall look into the application and either grant access or reject it within 60 days. If the authority does not respond within 60 days, the application shall be deemed accepted. The state/central/local government have to mandatorily adopt electronic or online application process within a period of 1 year of Right of Way laws coming into force. The application is also subjected to some mandatory conditions to be followed by telcos and the authority: Application Conditions A telecom company applying for aRight of Way grant should mandatorily specify: The area of land required for carrying out the works in case of land required for laying down fiber cables. Land coordinates and details of the building/structure in case of setting up of mobile towers. The mode of work for laying cables/erecting towers, overall time needed to complete the work, and how the work shall be carried out. Time of day the work needs to be carried out, in case the licensee (telco) wants the work to be carried out during the day-time only. Estimated expenses incurred by the central/state government,…
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