Date: 2025-10-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification of extension of time for suggestions/objections in r/o draft Telecommunications (Authorisation of Captive Telecommunication Service) Rules, 2025.
The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) issued a notification on October 8, 2025, regarding the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Captive Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2025. The draft of these rules was previously published on September 10, 2025, under notification number G.S.R. 614(E), inviting objections and suggestions from the public. The draft rules were made available to the public on September 12, 2025. Considering requests from stakeholders to extend the comment period and the potential implications of the rules, the Central Government has extended the deadline for submitting objections or suggestions to October 21, 2025. The notification number is F.No. 24-08/2025-UBB and was issued by Devendra Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Telecommunications Act, 2023: The primary law referenced in the notification related to captive telecommunication services.
Telecommunications (Authorisation for Captive Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2025: The specific rules being drafted and commented on, related to authorizing captive telecommunication services.
Ministry of Communications: The ministry responsible for these telecommunication regulations.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 658] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अक्त बू र 8, 2025/आजव न 16, 1947 1947
No. 658] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025/ASVINA 16, 1947 1947
दरू सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार विभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 अक् तूबर, 2025
सा.का.जन.742(अ).–– दरू संचार (कैवटिि दरू संचार सेिाओं के वलए प्राविकरण) वियम, 2025 का मसौदा, विस े
केन्द्रीय सरकार, दरू संचार अविवियम, 2023 (2023 का 44) की िारा 56 की उपिारा (1) की अपेक्षािुसार भारत
सरकार के संचार मंत्रालय की अविसूचिा संख््याक सा.का.वि. 614(अ), तारीख 10 वसतंबर, 2025 द्वारा भारत के
रािपत्र, असािारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें प्रकावित ककया गया था, विसम ें इसस े प्रभावित होिे की संभाििा िाल े
व््यवियों स,े उक्त् अविसूचिा अंतर्ििष्ि् करि े िाल े रािपत्र की प्रवतयां ििसािारण को उपलब््ि कराए िाि े की तारीख स े
तीस कदि की अिवि समाट्त होिे स े पूि,ि आपवियां और सुझाि आमंवत्रत ककए गए थ;े
और उक्त् मसौदा वियम तारीख 12 वसतंबर, 2025 को ििसािारण को उपलब््ि करा कदए गए थ;े
और उि मसौदा वियमों पर टिटपवणयां भेििे की समय-सीमा बढािे के वलए वहतिारकों स े प्राप्त अिुरोिों और
उि वियमों के व्यापक विवहताथों पर विचार करत े हुए, केन्द्रीय सरकार एतद्द्वारा मसौदा वियमों पर आपवियां या सुझाि
भेििे की समय-सीमा 21 अक्िूबर, 2025 तक बढाती ह।ै
[फा.स.ं 24-08/2025-यूबीबी]
देिेन्दर कुमार राय, संयुि सवचि
6768 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th October, 2025
G.S.R. 742(E).–––Whereas, the draft of the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Captive
Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2025 was published, as required by section 56(1) of the
Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023), in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Communications, vide number G.S.R. 614(E), dated the 10th September, 2025, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons
likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which the
copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, the said draft rules were made available to the public on the 12th September, 2025;
And whereas, considering the requests received from the stakeholders for extending the timeline of
sending comments on the said draft rules and larger implications of the said rules, the Central Government
hereby extends the timeline of sending objections or suggestions on the draft rules upto 21.10.2025.
[F.No. 24-08/2025-UBB]
DEVENDRA KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
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