Rules Change: Important rules of telecom are changing from January 1, Jio, Airtel, Voda, and BSNL will be directly affected..

New Telecom Rule: The government keeps changing its rules from time to time for the betterment of the telecom sector. Once again some new rules have been included in the Telecom Act. All the states of the country have also been asked to strictly follow these new rules. This new rule has been named the Right of Way (RoW) Rule. All the states of the country have been asked to adopt this rule. Apart from this, different states have also been given exemptions in charges.

The new rule is going to be implemented from January 1

According to a report by ET, this new rule will come into effect from January 1. Its purpose is to promote the installation of optical fiber lines and telecom towers. Telecom operators and infrastructure providers are also going to get a lot of help from this rule. Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Neeraj Mittal, has written a letter to the secretaries of all the states in this regard, stating that all the states should ensure by November 30. Then the new rules of the RoW portal will be implemented from January 1.

Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications, Neeraj Mittal, also wrote in the letter that the new rule should come into effect from January 2025 and the existing RoW rule should be stopped here.

The direct meaning of this letter is that the new rule will be implemented in January. The new RoW rule will simplify the process of obtaining permission and maintaining digital records. Let us tell you that telecom providers have urged the government to implement a uniform RoW policy across the country for the development of telecom infrastructure.

What is the RoW rule? (What is the RoW rule?)

If explained in simple language, the RoW rule sets the standard for setting up towers or telecom infrastructure on public and private property. With the help of this rule, the government can focus on modernizing the telecom infrastructure. Let us tell you that all property owners and telecom providers have to follow the RoW rules because, under this, public safety and transparency are given great importance. That is, after the new rule comes into force from January 1 next year, many changes can be seen. Jio, Airtel, Voda, BSNL, and all telecom service-providing companies will be directly affected by this.

More focus on 5G

There will be more focus on 5G in the new rules of RoW. The new rule can prove to be very helpful for fast networks because special attention is being given to installing new towers across the country for 5G.