As of December 3, 2025, the Union Government has rolled out 5G networks across all States/UTs in India, covering 99.9% of districts. 5.08 lakh 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed nationwide to support faster internet applications like precision agriculture, remote education, and telemedicine. The government initiatives to promote 5G services include: Auction of spectrum for 5G mobile services in 2022; financial reforms to rationalize Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), Bank Guarantees (BGs) and interest rates; removal of Spectrum Usage Charges for spectrum acquired in auction of 2022 and thereafter; simplification of procedure for SACFA clearance; launch of GatiShakti Sanchar portal and RoW Rules to streamline RoW permissions and clearance of installation of telecom infrastructure; time-bound permission for use of street furniture for installation of small cells and telecommunication line; and the establishment of 100 5G labs at academic institutions across India for development of various socioeconomic 5G use cases and capacity building for building a 6G ready academic and start- up ecosystem in the country. This information was provided by the Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in the Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
GatiShakti Sanchar portal: A portal launched to streamline RoW permissions and clearance for telecom infrastructure installation.
RoW (Right of Way) Rules: Rules aimed at streamlining RoW permissions and clearance for telecom infrastructure installation.
Ministry of Communications: The ministry responsible for launching the GatiShakti Sanchar portal and RoW Rules.
India: The country where 5G labs were established and the GatiShakti Sanchar portal and RoW Rules apply.
SACFA (Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocations): Committee involved in clearance processes that have been simplified to proliferate 5G services.
Ministry of Communications
Hundred 5G labs established at academic
institutions across India
Union Government has launched GatiShakti Sanchar portal
and RoW (Right of Way) Rules to streamline RoW
permissions and clearance of installation of telecom
infrastructure
प्रव तथ: 03 DEC 2025 4:44PM by PIB Delhi
5G networks have been rolled out by Telecom Service Providers in all States/ UTs across the country and
presently 5G services are available in 99.9% of districts in the country. As on 31st Oct 2025, 5.08 lakh 5G
Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have already been installed in the country and these BTSs also support
provision of the faster internet for applications like precision agriculture, remote education and
telemedicine etc.
Government has taken several initiatives for proliferation of 5G services, which, inter alia, include the
following:
i. Auction of spectrum for 5G mobile services in 2022.
ii. Financial reforms to rationalize Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), Bank Guarantees (BGs) and
interest rates.
iii. Removal of Spectrum Usage Charges for spectrum acquired in auction of 2022 and thereafter.
iv. Simplification of procedure for SACFA (Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency
Allocations) clearance.
v. Launch of GatiShakti Sanchar portal and RoW (Right of Way) Rules to streamline RoW
permissions and clearance of installation of telecom infrastructure.
vi. Time-bound permission for use of street furniture for installation of small cells and
telecommunication line.
vii. Established 100 5G labs at academic institutions across India for development of various
socioeconomic 5G use cases and capacity building for building a 6G ready academic and
start- up ecosystem in the country.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development
Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
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