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Glossary of terms

Glossary of terms

A B C D E F G I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
IPLC
International Private Lease Circuit (IPLC)
IRNSS

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)

ISP
Internet Service Provider
ISP (IT)
Internet Service Provider (including Internet Telephony)
ITU

International Telecommunication Union

IUC
Interconnection Usage Charges as defined at serial 16
KYC
Know Your Customer (KYC)
LD Charges
Liquidated Damage Charges
LEA
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs)
LFA Section DoT
Licensing Finance Assessment
LFP Section DoT
LICENSING FINANCE POLICY DIVISION
License Fee
The Licensee shall pay Licence Fee as a percentage of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) for providing telecom services on basis of licenses granted by DoT.
LIM/LIS
Lawful Interception Monitoring (LIM)/ Lawful Interception System (LIS)
LOI
Letter of Intend
LSA
License Service Area- Field unit of DoT for Telecom Enforcement, Regulation and Monitoring
LSAs
Licensed Service Areas (Circle)
M2M
Machine to Machine (M2M) Service
MAC

Media Access Control Address. It is a hardware identification number that identifies each device connected to a network.

MHA
Ministry of Home Affairs
MIB
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Microwave
Microwave (MW) Backbone networks are generally below 10 GHz frequency band for GSM and CDMA based telecom service providers
MMSL

MMSL (Maritime Mobile Station License)-Maritime mobile-satellite service (MMSS, or maritime mobile-satellite radiocommunication service) is – according to Article 1.29 of the ITU's Radio Regulations (RR)[1] – "A mobile-satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on board ships; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also participate in this service", in addition to serving as navigation systems.

MMSL FBT

MMSL FBT (Fishing Boat and Troller)

MNP
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
MNP

Mobile Number Portability

MoA

Memorandum of Association

MOC
Ministry of Communications
MRO
Minimum roll out obligation Module (MRO)
MSC
Mobile Switching Centre- MSC is the acronym for Mobile Switching Center, a core part of the GSM/CDMA network system that connects calls and provides services to mobile subscribers.
MTCTE

MTCTE Portal is the online platform for mandatory testing and certification of telecom equipment in India. It involves designation of domestic and recognition of foreign conformity assessment bodies.