Government bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India
The Indian government has mandated that all telecommunication infrastructure providers must store data within the country and are prohibited from sharing it internationally. This move is part of the Telecommunications Act 2023, aimed at enhancing data sovereignty and regulatory oversight.
Why it matters
This policy significantly impacts how global tech and telecom firms operate in India, emphasizing data localization and national security.
The government has barred communication infrastructure providers, including those involved in cloud-based networks for telecom services, mobile towers and satellite gateways, from sharing any data outside the country, according to an official notification.
The Department of Telecom, in a notification for the authorisation framework for infrastructure providers, has made it mandatory that entire telecommunication data should be stored within the country.
“Every new authorised entity shall ensure that all systems of its telecommunication network and the data, logs and information associated with its telecommunication network shall be stored within India and no copies of such data, logs and information shall be routed, shared or made available outside India,” the notification dated July 20 said.
Authorisation frameworks are part of the government strategy to shift from a licensing regime to light regulation, as per the Telecommunications Act 2023.
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