Amendments to Unified Access Services License Agreement Regarding Exclusive Contracts
DoT telecom statutory instrument File No. 20-271/2023 AS-I · 05 Feb 2026
Official title
Amendments to Access Service Licences
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The Department of Telecommunications has amended the Unified Access Services License (UASL) agreement to prohibit licensees from entering into exclusive contracts for establishing public networks or obtaining Right of Way (RoW). This restriction applies to agreements with any public entity or person, as defined in the amendment. The change is introduced under the Licensor's authority to modify license conditions in the public interest or for state security. The amendment defines 'Person' to include individuals, companies, or associations, and 'Public entity' to encompass government bodies, local authorities, and non-government entities managing public facilities. All other terms and conditions of the existing license agreement remain unchanged.
What you must do
- Licensees are prohibited from entering into exclusive contracts for establishing public networks or Right of Way with any public entity or person.
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- Date of the document
Document text
File No. 20-271/2023 AS-I Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Telecommunications (Access Services Wing) 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001
Dated 27th July, 2023
To, All Unified Access Service Licensees
Subject: Amendment to the Unified Access Services License Agreement (UASL) for restriction to enter in exclusive contract with any public entity or any person - reg.
As per the Condition 5.1 of Part-I of UAS License Agreement, the Licensor reserves the right to modify at any time the terms and conditions of the License, if in the opinion of the Licensor it is necessary or expedient to do so in public interest or in the interest of the security of the State or for the proper conduct of the telegraphs. In pursuance of this condition, the Licensor hereby appends the following in the UAS License Agreement:
| Existing condition | Appended condition |
|---|---|
| Part-VI, Security Conditions, 40. Prohibition of certain activities by the licensee: 40.6 New condition inserted. | Part-VI, Security Conditions, 40. Prohibition of certain activities by the licensee: 40.6 Licensee shall not enter into any exclusive contract for establishing public network to provide public telecom services or Right of Way (RoW) with any Public entity or any Person. |
| Annexure-I: Definition of Terms and expressions New definition inserted | Annexure-I: Definition of Terms and expressions, 46-A "Person" shall include an individual, any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, by whatsoever name called or referred to; 49-A "Public entity" means (a) the Central Government, (b) State Governments, (c) local authority, (d) any authority, body, company or institution incorporated or established by the Central Government or the State Government, or under any statute, or (e) any non-government entity vested with the ownership, control or management of any public facility or class of public facilities, as notified by the Central Government. |
- This amendment shall be part and parcel of the UAS License Agreement, and all other Terms & Conditions shall remain unchanged.
(Ashok Kumar) Director (AS-I) For and on behalf of the President of India Ph. No. 23036864
Copy to:
- Secretary, TRAI.
- DG (T) HQ, DoT HQ.
- CMD (BSNL)/ CMD (MTNL).
- Sr. DDG (TEC)/ Wireless Advisor/ DDG (LFP)/ DDG (LFA)/ DDG (WPF)/ DDG (SA)/ DDG (SPPI)/ CVO, DoT.
- DDG (CS)/ DDG (DS)/ DDG (Satellite)/DDG (A/C) DoT HQ.
- Director (IT) may kindly arrange to upload this letter on the website of DoT.
- All Directors of AS Division.
Source details
- Source
- Department of Telecommunications
- Type
- telecom statutory instrument
- Published by source
- 05 Feb 2026
- Document number
- File No. 20-271/2023 AS-I
- Coverage area
- telecom