The Telecommunications Act, 2023.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

[See sections 4 (4), (5) and 57(1)]

ASSIGNMENT OF SPECTRUM THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS

1. National security and defence.

2. Law enforcement and crime prevention.

3. Public broadcasting services.

4. Disaster management, safeguarding life and property.

5. Promoting scientific research, resource development, and exploration.

6. Safety and operation of roads, railways, metro, regional rail, inland waterways, airports, ports,
pipelines, shipping, and other transport systems.

7. Conservation of natural resources and wildlife.

8. Meteorological department and weather forecasting.

9. Internationally recognised dedicated bands for amateur stations, navigation, telemetry, and other
like usages.

10. Use by Central Government, State Governments, or their entities or other authorised entities for
safety and operations of mines, ports and oil exploration and such other activities where the use
of spectrum is primarily for supporting the safety and operations.

11. Public Mobile Radio Trunking Services.

12. Radio backhaul for telecommunication services.

Explanation.—The term "radio backhaul" shall mean the use of radio frequency only to
interconnect telecommunication equipment, other than the customer equipment in telecommunication
networks.

13. Community Radio Stations.

14. In-flight and maritime connectivity.

15. Space research and application, launch vehicle operations and ground station for satellite control.

16. Certain satellite-based services such as: Teleports, Television channels, Direct To Home,
Headend In The Sky, Digital Satellite News Gathering, Very Small Aperture Terminal, Global
Mobile Personal Communication by Satellites, National Long Distance, International Long
Distance, Mobile Satellite Service in L and S bands.

17. Use by Central Government, State Governments or their authorised agencies for
telecommunication services.

18. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).

19. Testing, trial, experimental, demonstration purposes for enabling implementation of new
technologies, including for creation of one or more Regulatory Sandboxes.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

[See sections 32(1) (a) and 34 (8)]

CIVIL PENALTIES FOR BREACH OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER SECTIONS 32 AND 34.

Categorisation Civil Penalty

Severe Up to Rs. 5 Crore

Major Up to Rs. 1 Crore

Moderate Up to Rs. 10 lakh

Minor Up to Rs. 1 lakh

Non-severe Written warning.

THE THIRD SCHEDULE

[See sections 33(1), (2), 34(1), (3), (5) and 34(8)]

CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN CONTRAVENTIONS

Sl. No. Contravention under the Act Civil Penalty

1. (a) Possessing radio equipment without an authorisation or
an exemption, except for the offence under clauses (d) and
(f) of sub-section (3) of section 42;

First Offence: Civil penalty up to
fifty thousand rupees.

(b) Use of subscriber identity modules in excess of number
notified.

Each subsequent offence: Civil
penalty up to two lakh rupees for
each such instance.

2. Use by any person or entity of a telecommunication service
or telecommunication network knowing or having reason
to believe that such telecommunication service or
telecommunication network does not have the required
authorisation under this Act

Civil penalty up to ten lakh
rupees.

3. Contravention of the provisions of section 28 (Measures
for protection of users).

First Offence: Civil penalty up to
fifty thousand rupees.

Each subsequent offence:
Civil penalty up to two lakh
rupees for each such instance, or
suspension of telecommunication
service, or a combination thereof

4. Contravention of any provision of this Act or rules, or any
terms or conditions of an assignment or authorisation in
relation to any matter under this Act, for which no penalty
or punishment is provided elsewhere in this Act.

First Offence: Civil penalty up to
twenty-five thousand rupees.

Second or subsequent offence:
Further Civil penalty up to fifty
thousand rupees for every day
after the first during which the
contravention continues.