New Delhi: The department of telecommunications on Friday shared an explanation about the New Telecom Act, 2023, which partially came into effect on June 26, 2024. The Act replaces the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and the Indian Wireless Telegraph Act of 1933.
“The Telecom Act, 2023 strengthens protections for citizen privacy while safeguarding telecom networks,” said the DoT in a post on social media platform X. The new Act borrows provisions related to interception and suspension of telecom services from previous Acts. The government also added provisions to introduce limits during extraordinary circumstances.
The Telecom Act 2023 lays down standards for the manufacturing, import and sale of telecom gear.
The Act lays down rules that safeguard telecom networks.
It designates infrastructure as critical and lays down mandatory security upgrades.
It empowers the government to take over telecom services and equipment in the interest of public safety. This will also apply in cases of a public emergency such as to manage a disaster.
#TelecomAct2023 strengthens protections for citizen privacy while safeguarding telecom networks. The new act borrows all provisions on interception & suspension from the previous act and adds provision to impose limits on such extraordinary measures to enhance privacy of citizens pic.twitter.com/1RmzxSBy58
— DoT India (@DoT_India) June 28, 2024
Uncovered Villages Project
The DoT also shared an update regarding the Uncovered Villages Project which aims to improve telecom connectivity in previously untouched areas. As of date, 288 such villages had received internet coverage across border areas of 8 states, namely:
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Uttarakhand
The telecom deparment had invested Rs 33.69 crore towards this project. The DoT had installed 266 towers towards this end, it said in the social media post.
Connecting border area villages and transforming lives with @DoT_India‘s Uncovered Villages Project!
Let’s not just connect networks, let’s connect lives!📶 #Connectivity pic.twitter.com/hLq8mewCOt
— DoT India (@DoT_India) June 28, 2024
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