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The Telecommunications Act, 2023

Re-farming and harmonisation

In force Act 44 of 2023 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 44 of 2023 Ministry Communications Enacted 24 Dec 2023 Cited by 1 provision

Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 deals with re-farming and harmonisation. The Central Government may, to enable more efficient use of spectrum, re-farm or harmonise any frequency range assigned under section 4, subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed. The Act was enacted on 24 Dec 2023.

The Central Government may, to enable more efficient use of spectrum, re-farm or harmonise any frequency range assigned under section 4, subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—

(a) “harmonisation” means rearrangement of a frequency range;

(b) “re-farming” means repurposing of a frequency range for a different use, other than that for which it is used by an existing assignee.

Section 5, The Telecommunications Act, 2023 (Act 44 of 2023).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 4 Assignment of spectrum

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 56 Power of Central Government to make rules

Questions about Section 5

What does Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act deal with?

Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act is headed "Re-farming and harmonisation". The Central Government may, to enable more efficient use of spectrum, re-farm or harmonise any frequency range assigned under section 4, subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed.

How do I find court cases under Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Telecommunications Act 2023 5, section 5 Telecommunications Act 2023, section 5 of the Telecommunications Act. People searching for it also type 5d telecommunications act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 4 (Assignment of spectrum), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act enacted?

Section 5 of the Telecommunications Act, cited as Telecommunications Act 2023 5, was enacted on 24 Dec 2023 as Act 44 of 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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