Common use of Scope of the NLD Service Clause in Contracts

Scope of the NLD Service. Scope of this Authorization covers the following: (a) The NLD Service Licensee shall have the right to carry inter-circle switched bearer telecommunication traffic over its national long distance network. The Licensee may also carry intra-circle switched traffic where such carriage is with mutual agreement with originating access service provider. (b) The Licensee can also, in respect of Basic Service, make mutually agreed arrangements with the concerned Service Providers for picking up, carriage and delivery of the traffic from different legs between Long Distance Charging Center (LDCC) and Short Distance Charging Centers (SDCCs). (c) In the case of Cellular Mobile Telephone Service traffic, the inter-circle traffic shall be handed/taken over at the Point of Presence (POP) situated in LDCA at the location of Level I TAX in originating/terminating service area. For West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir such locations shall be Asansol, Shimla & Jammu respectively. (d) The Licensee can provide Leased Circuit / Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services. (e) Further, only for provision of Leased Circuits/Close User Groups (CUGs) on leased circuits and for provision of national long distance voice service through Calling Cards, falling within the scope of, and, in accordance with clauses 2.1 (a) and 2.1(b) above, the Licensee can access the subscribers directly. While providing the domestic leased circuits, the Licensee shall be required to make own suitable arrangements for leased circuits /agreements with the Access Providers for last mile. Public network is not to be connected with leased circuits/CUGs. (i) The Licensee can provide bandwidth to other telecom service licensee also. (ii) The Licensee may share “passive” infrastructure namely building, tower, dark fibre, duct space, Right of Way owned, established and operated by it under the scope of this Authorization with other Licensees. (i) Access to the subscribers for provision of National Long Distance voice services (excluding message services) through Calling Cards shall be strictly within the scope of and in accordance with clauses 1.1(a) to 1.1(d) above. Provision of other Intelligent Network based services (except Intelligent Network service for operation of Calling Cards) such as tele-voting and toll-free services is not allowed to Licensee. Provision of Value Added Services such as SMS/ MMS, ringtones etc. through calling cards is also not allowed. (ii) The charges and sharing of revenues for the service features, network architecture and resources used for providing NLD voice services through calling cards shall be such as are mutually agreed between the service providers within the framework of and in accordance with regulations, directions, orders or instructions as may be issued from time to time by TRAI and directions, orders or instructions as may be issued from time to time by the Licensor. (iii) The licensee shall clearly indicate to the subscriber the specifications of the service to be offered through Calling Cards at the time of entering into contract with such subscriber.

Scope of the NLD Service. Scope of this Authorization covers the following: (a) The NLD Service Licensee shall have the right to carry inter-circle switched bearer telecommunication traffic over its national long distance network. The Licensee may also carry intra-circle switched traffic where such carriage is with mutual agreement with originating access service provider. (b) The Licensee can also, in respect of Basic Service, make mutually agreed arrangements with the concerned Service Providers for picking up, carriage and delivery of the traffic from different legs between Long Distance Charging Center (LDCC) and Short Distance Charging Centers (SDCCs). (c) In the case of Cellular Mobile Telephone Service traffic, the inter-circle traffic shall be handed/taken over at the Point of Presence (POP) situated in LDCA at the location of Level I TAX in originating/terminating service area. For West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir such locations shall be Asansol, Shimla & Jammu respectively. (d) The Licensee can provide Leased Circuit / Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services. (e) Further, only for provision of Leased Circuits/Close User Groups (CUGs) on leased circuits and for provision of national long distance voice service through Calling Cards, falling within the scope of, and, in accordance with clauses 2.1 (a) and 2.1(b) above, the Licensee can access the subscribers directly. While providing the domestic leased circuits, the Licensee shall be required to make own suitable arrangements for leased circuits /agreements with the Access Providers for last mile. Public network is not to be connected with leased circuits/CUGs. (i) The Licensee can provide bandwidth to other telecom service licensees also. Further, the licensee also. (ii) The Licensee may share “passive” infrastructure namely building, tower, dark fibre, duct space, Right of Way owned, established and operated by it under the scope of this Authorization with other Licensees. (i) Access can also provide connectivity to the subscribers for provision of National Long Distance voice services (excluding message services) through Calling Cards shall be strictly within the scope of and in accordance with clauses 1.1(a) to 1.1(d) above. Provision of other Intelligent Network based services (except Intelligent Network service for operation of Calling Cards) such as tele-voting and toll-free services is not allowed to Licensee. Provision of Value Added Services such as SMS/ MMS, ringtones etc. through calling cards is also not allowed. (ii) The charges and sharing of revenues for the service features, network architecture and resources used for providing NLD voice services through calling cards shall be such as are mutually agreed between the service providers within the framework of and in accordance with regulations, directions, orders or instructions as may be issued from time to time by TRAI and directions, orders or instructions as may be issued from time to time by the Licensorwhich have obtained registration for M2M service. (iii) The licensee shall clearly indicate to the subscriber the specifications of the service to be offered through Calling Cards at the time of entering into contract with such subscriber.