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Short Title Definition
A B C D E F G H I L
Call

means a connection established by means of telecommunication that enables voice communication;

Calling Line Identification

or “CLI” means the identity of the calling or originating user in terms of the telecommunication identifier assigned or any other identification as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time;

Captive Non-Public Network

or “CNPN” means a terrestrial wireless telecommunication network established for captive use within a specified geographical area, which cannot be used for providing commercial or public telecommunication services to users.

Captive Telecommunication Services

means captive telecommunication services as identified and authorised under the Telecommunications (Authorisation For Provision of Captive Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2025;

Chief Telecommunication Security Officer

means the Chief Telecommunication Security Officer appointed under rule 6 of the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024;

Cloud-Hosted Telecommunication Network

or “CTN” shall have the same meaning as provided in the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2025.

Cloud-Hosted Telecommunication Network (Ctn) Provider

shall have the same meaning as provided in the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2025.

Companies Act

means the Companies Act, 1956 or the Companies Act, 2013, as the case may be;

Control

includes the right to appoint majority of the directors or to control the management or policy decisions exercisable by a person or persons acting individually or in concert, directly or indirectly, including by virtue of their shareholding or management rights or shareholder’s agreements or voting agreements or in any other manner:

Core Telecommunication Network

means a system or series of systems of telecommunication equipment that is responsible for routing and controlling flow of telecommunication traffic among different parts of the telecommunication network and handles a range of essential functions including connectivity, routing, mobility management, authentication, authorisation, user management, policy management, management of exposure of the telecommunication network and servicing of Application Program Interfaces (APIs).