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TRAI for setting up of new gateway for satellite phone service
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in December 2013 had sought TRAI's view on providing 'INMARSAT Services' under new telecom licences.
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended that BSNL be allowed to set up a new gateway for providing satellite phone services, a move that will address the urgent requirement of this facility by security forces.
"The DoT may authorise BSNL to establish Gateway immediately under 'sui generis' category," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its recommendation.
The recommendation from TRAI has come following demands from security agencies to DoT, the nodal body for authorising communication services, for setting up a satellite phone gateway in the country.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in December 2013 had sought TRAI's view on providing 'INMARSAT Services' under new telecom licences.
International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) was set up under aegis of United Nations in 1979 and India was one of the founding members. India had set up one gateway required for satellite phone service in Pune under Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (now Tata Communications Ltd).
However, new licence conditions in 2001 made it mandatory to set up gateway in country for satellite phone services and currently there is no company that holds permit for the same.
Satellite phones in India are presently provided by TCL, which inherited the licence from VSNL. Some limited number of users of land mobile have also been permitted by the DoT on a case-to-case basis.
There are 1,532 authorised satellite phone connections that can operate within country and a majority of them are used by security forces. TCL has also issued 4,143 permits to maritime community for use of such phones at ships.
Trai said that there are security concerns on some satellite phones used by paramilitary forces that were supplied by foreign operators.
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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in December 2013 had sought TRAI's view on providing 'INMARSAT Services' under new telecom licences.
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended that BSNL be allowed to set up a new gateway for providing satellite phone services, a move that will address the urgent requirement of this facility by security forces.
"The DoT may authorise BSNL to establish Gateway immediately under 'sui generis' category," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its recommendation.
The recommendation from TRAI has come following demands from security agencies to DoT, the nodal body for authorising communication services, for setting up a satellite phone gateway in the country.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in December 2013 had sought TRAI's view on providing 'INMARSAT Services' under new telecom licences.
International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) was set up under aegis of United Nations in 1979 and India was one of the founding members. India had set up one gateway required for satellite phone service in Pune under Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (now Tata Communications Ltd).
However, new licence conditions in 2001 made it mandatory to set up gateway in country for satellite phone services and currently there is no company that holds permit for the same.
Satellite phones in India are presently provided by TCL, which inherited the licence from VSNL. Some limited number of users of land mobile have also been permitted by the DoT on a case-to-case basis.
There are 1,532 authorised satellite phone connections that can operate within country and a majority of them are used by security forces. TCL has also issued 4,143 permits to maritime community for use of such phones at ships.
Trai said that there are security concerns on some satellite phones used by paramilitary forces that were supplied by foreign operators.
Read More
