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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(Department of Telecommunications)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 27th January, 2010

G.S.R. 49(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951, namely:-

(1) These rules may be called the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2010.

(2) They shall come into force from the 1 st of August 2010.

In the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 452, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"452. Supply of telephone directories. - The authorised agency for publication of integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones shall supply the integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones on charge basis, either directly or through the access service providers through mutual arrangements, to each subscriber of fixed line telephones who wish to purchase the integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones at such rate, which shall not exceed the charges as specified in the license or at such rate as may be determined by the Telegraph Authority or the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, from time to time".

3. For rule 453 of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"453. Entries in telephone directories. - For each direct telephone line rented [i.e., for main connections, direct extensions and Private Branch Exchange (PBX) junction lines], ordinarily only one entry not exceeding one line containing the telephone number, the initials, the surname and the address of the subscriber or user shall be allowed free of charge in the telephone directory to every subscriber; Provided that the words which can be intelligibly abbreviated shall not be allowed to be printed in full; Provided further that the additional lines may be allowed by the authorised agency for publication of integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones at its discretion".

4. For rule 455 of the said rules, the following rule shall be subsitiutecl, namely:-

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"455. Charges for extra line. — Extra line in 'Free of charge' entries or extra entry may be charged for at such rate as may be determined by the authorised. agency for publication of integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones or at such rate as may be determined by the Telegraph Authority or the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, from time to time".

5. For rule 456 of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"456. Charges for central headings in larger type. — When five or more telephone lines are rented by an institution, trade or department, a central heading in large type not exceeding one line shall be printed free of charge to enable the individual entries to be in small type subject to the total number of lines of entries being limited to the number of free line entries admissible and in other cases, central heading in bold type may be charged at a rate to be fixed by the authorised agency for publication of integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones or at such rate as may be determined by the Telegraph Authority or the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, from time to time".

6. For rule 457 of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"457. There shall be no responsibility of the Telegraph Authority for any omission in the entries printed in the integrated telephone directory of the fixed line telephones and it shall not be liable to any claim or compensation on account of itny entry in, or omission from, the Integrated Telephone Directory or of any other error therein".

7. For rule 459 of the said rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"459. Advertisements. — The authorised agency for publication of integrated telephone directory may publish advertisements in the body of integrated telephone directory and the access service licensees providing fixed line telephone service shall be entitled to publish or advertise about their services in the integrated telephone directory for fixed line telephones in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Telegraph Authority or Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, from time to time".

[F. No. 1 I -02/2008-PHP]

S. S. SINGH, Dy. Director (PG) cum-ex-officio, Jt. Secy.

Note:—The principal rules were published in the Post and Telegraph Manual Vol-time I, Legislative Enactments, Part II, Edition and subsequently amended vide notification numbers –

1.    GSR 190, dated 18-2-1984        29.    GSR 812(E), dated 26-7-1988
2.    GSR 386, dated 22-5-1984        30.    GSR 888(E), dated, 1-9-1988
3.    GSR 387(E), dated 22-5-1984     31.    GSR 907(E), dated, 7-9-1988
4.    GSR 679 dated 30-6-1984         32.    GSR 9I6(E), dated 9-9-1988
5.    GSR 428, dated 27-4-1985        33.    GSR 1054, dated 2-11-1988
6.    GSR 729, dated 3-8-1985         34.    GSR 179,dated 18-3-1989
7.    GSR 982, dated 19-10-1986       35.    GSR 358(E),dated 15-3-1989
8.    GSR 553(E), dated 27-03-1986    36.    GSR 622(E), dated 15-6-1989
9.    GSR 314, dated 26-4-1986        37.    GSR 865, dated 29-9-1989
10.   GSR 566, dated 26-7-1986        38.    GSR 413 (E), dated 29-3-1990
11.   GSR 953(E), dated 23-7-1986     39.    GSR 574(E), dated 15-6-1990
12.   GSR 1121(E), dated 1-10-1986    40.    GSR 933(E), dated 3-12-1990
13.   GSR 1167(E), dated 28-10-1986 41.      GSR 985(E), dated 20-12-1990
14.   GSR 1237(E), dated 28-11-1986 42.      GSR 74(E), dated 18-1-1991
15.   GSR 49, dated 17-1-1987         43.    GSR 237(E), dated 25-4-1991
16.   GSR 112(E), dated 25-2-1987     44.   GSR 251(E), dated 2-5-1991
17.   GSR 377(E) dated 9-4-1987       45.    GSR 543(E), dated 21-5-1992
18.   GSR 674(E) dated 27-7-1987      46.   GSR 560(E), dated 26-5-1992
19.   GSR 719(E), dated 18-8-1987     47.    GSR 587(E), dated 10-6-1992
20.   GSR 837(E), dated 5-10-1987     48.    GSR 730(E), dated 19-8-1992
21.   GSR 989(E), dated 17-12-1987    49.    GSR 830(E), dated 28-10-1992
22.   GSR 337(E), dated 11-3-1988     50.    GSR 62(E), dated 11-2-1993
23.   GSR 361 (E), dated 21-3-1988    51.   GSR 80, dated 6-2-1993
24.   GSR 626(E), dated 17-5-1988     52.   GSR 384(E), dated 27-4-1/93
25.   GSR 660(E), dated 31-5-1988     53.   GSR 387(E), dated 28-4-1993
26.   GSR 693(E), dated 10-6-1988     54.   GSR 220(E), dated 26-3-2004
      GSR 734(E), dated 24-6-1988     55.   GSR 193(E), dated 01-03-2007
      GSR 606, dated 14-7-1988

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