Apply for an ISP/VNO License
Our legal experts and ISP business consultants can help you with DoT’s Unified license application process for service area categories ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’.
The current state of digital divide and rural broadband access in India: Part – 1
In this series, I talk about the current state of digital divide and rural broadband access in India as on 2021. It’s 2021. We have been vocal about this issue for almost a decade now. Thousands of Indian villages suffer because of lack of broadband and Internet...
Time to become an ISP! Even after Jio, 60% of India still offline.
It's possibly the best time to become an ISP in India within the non-metro regions! India now has 600 million Internet users. With 1.3 billion as it's population, 60% of India is still offline! India still has a tremendous scope for growth in the rural telecom...
VNO license categories – A, B, and C Class.
In this article we provide information on types of VNO License categories in India for running ISP business. The Government of India has come up with one license for all telecom related services, known as a Unified License. Under unified license, the license holder...
What’s the difference between VNO license and ISP license?
We understand that there is quite some confusion among ISPs regarding which license should they opt for. An ISP can carry out their ISP business using either of the 2 licenses, but to ensure which license exactly suits you, refer to the table below to understand the...
How to Apply for a VNO license?
A VNO (Virtual Network Operator) License is a smaller subset of the ISP license. ISPs who wish to do ISP business only in a particular district or state can opt for a VNO license instead of an ISP license due to the cost effectiveness of VNO compared to an ISP...
Category ‘C’: Areas of Service falling under DoT’s Unified License
Unified License - Category 'C' Service Areas- DoT Telecom Circle / Metro LIST OF SECONDARY SWITCHING AREA (SSA) For Class C License S. No. Telecom Circle/ Metro Area Secondary Switching Area 1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 2 ANDHRA PRADESH ADILABAD 3...
Category ‘B’: Areas of Service falling under DoT’s Unified License
Unified License - Category 'B' Service Areas- DoT Telecom Circle / Metro Sl. No. Name of Telecom Circle/ Metro Areas covered Category 01. West Bengal Entire area falling within the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and area falling within the State of...
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How to start an ISP / WISP business in India with less than ₹ 500,000?
In this post we provide a sample business model to start an ISP / WISP business in India This article may serve useful to those who want to become an Internet service provider in India and understand the minimum investment required for their own WISP set-up with the...
How to become a WISP in India? Starting a Wireless Internet Service Provider business
In this tutorial we provide information on how to become a (WISP) in India. Here's how you can start your own WISP business with low investments Quick Summary Plan your business and network Research laws and apply for an ISP license Start evaluating for...