The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on October 20, 2022, issued the License Agreement for Captive Non-Public Network.
The following conditions have been stated regarding the License Agreement:
• The CNPN license will be valid in a such location in India where the licensee is an occupant of the geographical area(s)/ property(ies) which is either owned or leased.
• The licensee may establish an indoor/within-premise CNPN for their own use within the area of operation of the license. The licensee shall not offer any commercial telecommunication services. The license shall be used only for establishing CNPN for its own captive use and the licensee shall be responsible for and is authorized to own, install, test, and commission all Applicable Systems to be established under this license agreement for CNPNs.
• The validity of the license shall be for a period of 10 years and also can be renewed by the licensor for a period of 10 years if the licensor deemed expedient.
• The terms and conditions can be modified by the licensor as the rights are reserved with the licensor and can also incorporate new terms and conditions.
• The licensor shall have the right to revoke/suspend the license either in part or whole of the area of operation of the licensee, in the interest of national security or in case of emergency or war or low-intensity conflict, or any other eventuality in the public interest as declared by the Government of India.
• The definition of Terms and Expressions has been defined in the Annexure.
