Revised Guidelines for Registration of Infrastructure Provider

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Apr 01, 2017

Revised Guidelines for Registration of Infrastructure Provider – I

On January 13, 2017, the Department of Telecom (‘DoT’) issued revised guidelines for registration of Infrastructure Provider – I[1] (‘IP-I’) to incorporate the relevant provisions of the FDI Policy. 100% FDI is permitted in an IP-I, with 49% FDI permitted under the automatic route. The guidelines clarify that both direct and indirect foreign investment in the IP-I entity will be taken into account for computing FDI.

[1] Infrastructure providers who provide dark fiber, right of way, duct space and towers.

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