“Applications Services” means providing services like tele-banking, tele-medicine,
tele-education, tele-trading, e-commerce, call centre, network operation centre
and other IT Enabled Services, by using Telecom Resources provided by
Authorised Telecom Service Providers.

“Other Service Provider” (OSP) means a company providing Application Services.

“OSP Centre” means the infrastructure at a location in India used by the OSP for
providing the Application Services.

“Telecom Resource” means Telecom facilities used by the OSP including, but not
limited to Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN), Public Land Mobile Network
(PLMN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and /or the telecom
bandwidth provided by authorized telecom service provider having valid licence
under Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.

Type of OSP Centre
International OSP Centre
Domestic OSP Centre

“Domestic OSP” means the OSP providing the Application Services within national
boundaries.

“International OSP” means the OSP providing the Application Services beyond
national boundaries.

“Point of Presence” (POP) is a location where OSP places equipment to act as an
extension of OSP Centre for collecting and carrying the telecom traffic related to
Application Services.
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“Hot sites” means a standby OSP Centre either of the same company or of the
third party duly registered with DoT, which is continuously updated and is ready to
takeover the operations of the working OSP centres in case of any disaster or
failure.

“Authority” means Department of Telecommunications or its designated field
units(VTM Units).

General Conditions
(1) Registration may be granted to any company to provide Application Services.
These service providers will not infringe on the jurisdiction of other Authorised
Telecom Service Providers and they will not provide switched telephony.

(2) Following shall apply to the OSP requiring registration:

(i) The entities entitled for OSP registration must be a company registered under
Indian Companies Act,1956.
(ii) A Company may apply for registration to the Authority in the proforma prescribed
by the Authority from time to time. (List of authorities annexured to the Application
Form).

Validity of the OSP registration

The validity of the registration shall be 20 years from the date of issue, unless
otherwise mentioned in the registration letter.

(ix) The validity of the registration may be extended, if deemed expedient, the period
of registration by 10 years at one time, upon request of the OSP, if made during
the 19th year of the registration period on the terms mutually agreed. The decision
of the Authority shall be final in regard to the grant of extension.