Government of India Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing) NOTIFIC TION Ne!

"elhi# the $%th ugust# %&&' G()(*( '++ (,)(- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885 and sections 4 and 1! of the Indian "ireless Telegraphy Act, 1#33 (17 of 1#33 , the $entral %o&ern'ent hereby 'a(es the following r)les, na'ely*+ $( )hort title and commencement(- (1 These r)les 'ay be called the ,se of low power e-)ip'ent in the $iti.en band /01#57 2 /71/83 34. (5xe'ption fro' 6icensing 7e-)ire'ent 7)les, /!!51 (/ %( They shall co'e into force on the date of their p)blication in the 8fficial %a.ette1 "efinition(- In these r)les, )nless the context otherwise re-)ires, +

(a 9Act: 'eans the Indian Telegraph Act,1885 (13 of 1885 ; (b 95ffecti&e 7adiated <ower: incl)des the gain of the antenna, if any; (c words and expressions )sed in these r)les and not defined b)t defined in the Act and the Indian "ireless Telegraphy Act, 1#33 (17 of 1#33 , shall ha&e the sa'e 'eanings respecti&ely as are assigned to the' in those Acts1 +( .se of !ireless e/ui0ment in the 1and %2(3'4 5 %4(%6+ M78(+ =otwithstanding anything contained in any law for the ti'e being in force, no licence shall be re-)ired by any person to establish, 'aintain, wor(, possess or deal in any wireless e-)ip'ent intended to be )sed while in 'otion or d)ring halts, on non+interference, non+protection and shared (non+ excl)si&e basis, in the fre-)ency band /01#57 2 /71/83 34. with 5 "att 5ffecti&e 7adiated <ower and b)ilt+in antenna 9( Interference(+ (1 Interference is the effect of )nwanted energy d)e to one or a co'bination of e'issions, radiations or ind)ction )pon reception in a radio co'')nication syste', 'anifested by any perfor'ance degradation, 'isinterpretation, or loss of infor'ation which co)ld be extracted in the absence of s)ch )nwanted energy . (/ In case where any person to who' a licence has been iss)ed )nder section 4 of the Act, infor's that his licensed syste' is getting interference fro' any other radio co'')nication syste' exe'pted )nder these r)les, the )ser of s)ch )nlicensed "ireless e-)ip'ent shall discontin)e its )se forthwith1 :No(*-$$&$9;&9;%&&'-<* = )7O> >.M *# ?t( Wireless dvisor(