{"id":8347,"date":"2016-10-25T10:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T05:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/?p=7563"},"modified":"2023-06-24T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T10:36:54","slug":"information-on-unified-isp-license-in-india-important-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/?p=8347","title":{"rendered":"Information on Unified ISP License in India &#8211; Important Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8822\" src=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Information-on-Unified-ISP-License-in-India-Important-Terms.jpg\" alt=\"Information on Unified ISP License in India - Important Terms\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Information-on-Unified-ISP-License-in-India-Important-Terms.jpg 600w, https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Information-on-Unified-ISP-License-in-India-Important-Terms-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Important definitions.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>One-time Entry Fee<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for authorization of each service and service area is payable before signing of license agreement and thereafter, every time you apply for additional authorization(License for another SSA) . For instance,if you\u2019re already a Class C ISP licence holder of one area, you will have to pay the one-time entry fee if you want the ISP license for another area.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though, the total amount of Entry Fee shall be subject to a maximum of Rs. 15 Crore.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Annual License Fee<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is charged as a percentage of Adjusted Gross Revenue (\u201c<\/span><b>AGR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d) to be paid by ISP License holder for each authorized service area separately.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of 28.03.2016, the License Fee is at 8% of the AGR, inclusive of a USO Levy which is presently at 5% of AGR.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Multiple Authorizations<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Government of India has now come up with one license for any Telecom related service known as a Unified License. Under unified license, the license holders can apply for authorization in different areas. Here are a few key terms and conditions of a Unified License (UL) &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">One company can have only one unified license, but can apply for authorization for more than one service and service area. The tenure of such authorization will run concurrently with the UL., which means that all authorizations will be valid only till the validity of the unified license, which is 20 years as of 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If a C class ISP license holder wants authorization in more than 4 areas in a Telecom Circle \/ <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major State<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, then he automatically requires a Class B license.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Any applicant applying for additional authorization has to meet minimum cumulative net worth for such authorization before reaching out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/\"><strong>internet bandwidth providers in India<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">The maximum combined net worth and paid-up equity requirement under Unified License is 25 Crore. Net-worth shall have meaning as defined under the Companies Act 2013. It does NOT include net worth of promoters \/ equity shareholders. While counting net worth foreign currency shall be converted to Indian Rupees at the prevalent rate indicate by RBI as on the date of the application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">Paid up equity capital must be maintained during the validity of the ISP License.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Important terms of ISP License\/Authorization:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">The License is non-exclusive. Therefore, there can be numerous ISP license holders in your particular area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Unified&nbsp;license is issued for a period of 20 years. It can be renewed by Licensor by 10 years if a request is made by Licensee in 19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> year of license period, subject to DOT approval &amp; guidelines. In such a case, the license holder will have to pay a renewal fee.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">If a Unified license holder applies for authorization in a different area, the tenure of the 2nd authorized area will run concurrently with the tenure of the Unified&nbsp;license. For eg. If you get your Unified&nbsp;license in 2012 and you get your 2nd area authorization in 2016, the tenure of the 2nd authorization will end with the tenure of the Unified&nbsp;license, i.e., the year 2032.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">Needless to say, the government may amend guidelines, terms and conditions from time to time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">Total composite foreign holding of applicant shall be governed by the latest FDI policy of the government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\">Need an ISP consultant to help you with your ISP License Application? Click here<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7997\" src=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/apply-isp-license-dot-unified-license-1024x500.png\" alt=\"apply-isp-license-dot-unified-license\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ALSO, YOU CAN READ OUR NEW UPDATES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/28\/how-to-become-a-wisp-in-india\/\">How to become a WISP in India? 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