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Summary of Ministry of Communications Notification S.O. 4623(E)
Overview
The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications) issued notification S.O. 4623(E) on August 21, 2026, published in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary (No. 4442). Exercising powers under sub-section (7) of section 3 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023), the Central Government has mandated specific identification protocols for users of certain telecommunication services.
Key Provisions
The notification requires authorized entities to implement verifiable biometric-based identification for users receiving specified services. These procedures must be conducted in accordance with the Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026.
Specified Telecommunication Services
The biometric identification requirement applies to the following services:
Wireless access services.
Internet telephony services provided through mobile user terminals.
Administrative Details
Notification Date: August 21, 2026
File Reference: [F. No. 800-22/2024-AS.II]
Official Signatory: Devendra Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary
Publication Authority: Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, New Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Telecommunications Act, 2023: The primary legislation under which the Central Government notifies specific telecommunication services requiring user identification.
Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026: The regulatory framework prescribing the standards for verifiable biometric-based identification of telecommunication service users.
Department of Telecommunications: The primary government department under the Ministry of Communications responsible for issuing the notification and regulating the identified services.
Section 3(7) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023: The specific statutory provision that empowers the government to mandate user identification for notified telecommunication services.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4442] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 21, 2026/श्रािण 30, 1948
No. 4442] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026/SHRAVAN 30, 1948
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 21 अगस्ट्त , 2026
का.आ. 4623(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, दरू संचार अजधजनयम, 2023 (2023 का 44) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (7)
द्वारा प्रदत् त िजत यों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जनम् नजलजखत दरू संचार सेिाओं को अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै जिनके संबंध म ें प्राजधकृत
इकाइयां, दरू संचार (प्रयोक्ता पहचान) जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार उन प्रयोक्ताओं की सत् यापन योग् य बायोमेट्ररक आधाट्ररत
पहचान सुजनज चत करेंगी, जिन् ह ेंऐसी सेिाए ंप्रदान की िाती ह,ै अर्ाात्:—
(क) िायरलेस एस से सेिाए ंऔर
(ख) मोबाइल उपयोगकता ाटर्ममनल के माध् यम स ेइंटरनेट टेलीफोनी सेिा।
[फा. सं. 800-22/2024- ए.एस.II]
देिेंद्र कुमार राय, संयु त सजचि
6449 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st August, 2026
S.O. 4623(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 3 of the
Telecommunications Act, 2023 (44 of 2023), the Central Government hereby notifies the following
telecommunication services, in respect of which the authorised entities shall ensure verifiable biometric based
identification of users to whom such services are provided, in accordance with the Telecommunications (User
Identification) Rules, 2026, namely:—
(a) wireless access services; and
(b) internet telephony service through mobile user terminals.
[F. No. 800-22/2024-AS.II]
DEVENDRA KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
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