New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) TRAI on Monday said the Centre should grant network authorisations under Telecommunications Act, 2023 instead of entering into an agreement with the entity, as the regulator spelt out detailed recommendations on modalities of such network authorisations — ranging from infrastructure provider to Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) provider and Mobile Number Portability (MNP) provider. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said its recommendations are aimed at fostering growth and enhancing ease of doing business in the telecom sector. TRAI recommended fees for various network authorisations — varying from ₹10,000 application processing fee for infrastructure provider all the way to ₹10,000 application processing fee, ₹50,00,000 entry fee, ₹40,00,000 bank guarantee and 1 per cent adjusted gross revenue in case of MNP provider. For SESG provider, the application processing fee is prescribed at ₹10,000 and entry fee at ₹10,00,000. TRAI said each network authorisation to be granted by the central government under the Telecommunications Act, 2023 should be in the form of an authorisation document, containing essential elements of network authorisation. “The Central Government should grant network authorisations under Section 3(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 instead of entering into an agreement with the entity,” TRAI said in its recommendations. It further said the central government should introduce Infrastructure Provider (IP) Authorisation and that any entity intending to establish, operate, maintain, or expand dark fibers, right of way, duct space and towers should obtain IP Authorisation from the Centre. Further, any entity intending to establish, operate, maintain, or expand wireline access network, radio access network (RAN), transmission links, and Wi-Fi systems should obtain Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider (DCIP) authorisation from the central government, it said. “DCIP-authorised entities may provide wireline access network, radio access network (RAN), transmission links, Wi-Fi systems, and In-Building Solution (IBS) to the entities authorise under Section 3(1)(a) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. DCIP authorised entities may also provide dark fibers, right of way (RoW), duct space, and towers to the entities authorised under…the Telecommunications Act, 2023,” it said. According to TRAI recommendations, the establishment, operation, maintenance, and expansion of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) should be authorisation-exempt under Section 3(3) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. “The Central Government should introduce Internet Exchange Point (IXP) Authorisation under Section 3(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. Any entity intending to establish, operate, maintain, or expand Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in India should obtain IXP Authorisation from the Central Government,” it said. TRAI suggested that the Centre introduce Satellite Earth