Policy

All the Telecom policies are posted here in one of the suitable sub categories. This page is intended to disseminate various information about various Telecom policy decision taken in the Railway Board.

Policy Letters Issued in 2022

1. Telecom Circular No. 03/2022 - Enlarging the scope of CUG Mobile Scheme to cover all Railway employees.
2. Telecom Circular No. 02/2022 - New Contract for CUG Mobile Scheme for Indian Railways.
3. Telecom Circular No. 01/2022 - (i) Fixation of rates for VIP events conducted through video conference (VC). (ii) Processing for payment of VVIP events conducted through Videp Conferencing (VC) to RCIL w.e.f. 01.04.2020 by Zonal Railways.हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2021

1. Telecom Circular No. 03/2021 - Policy Guidelines for retention of Mobile Phone.
2. Telecom Circular No. 02/2021 - Proportionate Fibre Maintenance Charges payable to RCIL for FY 2017-18 & 2018-19.
3. Telecom Circular No. 01/2021 - Fixation of rates for VIP events conducted through video conference (VC). हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2020

1. Telecom Circular No. 12/2020 - Fixation of STM-4 Bandwidth Rates.
2. Telecom Circular No. 11/2020 - Financial Limit and re-imbursement of Mobile Hand set. Corrigendum.
3. Telecom Circular No. 10/2020 - Playing of Light Music on Public Address System on few stations on experimental basis.
4. Telecom Circular No. 9/2020 - Provision of network connectivity through RailNet for track-side equipment for Rolling Stock.
5. Telecom Circular No. 8/2020 - Implementation of e-Office over Zonal Railways and record storage.
6. Telecom Circular No. 7/2020 - Emergency Socket Dispensation.
7. Telecom Circular No. 6/2020 - Implentation of eOffice over Indian Railways.
8. Telecom Circular No. 5/2020 - Fixation of port charges to be paid by Railways to RailTel for MPLS VPN usage.
9. Telecom Circular No. 4/2020 - IP-MPLS Technology for Unified Communication Backbone on Indian Railways.Report
10. Telecom Circular No. 3/2020 - Provision of Power Supply for Wi-Fi facility at remaining Railway Stations of IR.
11. Telecom Circular No. 2/2020 - Fixation of port charges to be paid by Railways to RailTel for MPLS VPN usage.
12. Telecom Circular No. 1/2020 - Provision of CCTV at Railway Offices.Corrigendum

Policy Letters Issued in 2019

1. Telecom Circular No. 3/2019 - Maintenance of Telecom equipments at TCP/IP based SCADA Communication system.
2. Telecom Circular No. 2/2019 - Maintenance of TCP/IP Based SCADA Communication media/equipment by S&T.
3. Telecom Circular No. 1/2019 - Provision of CUG number to officials of Commission of Railway Safety.

Policy Letters Issued in 2018

1. Telecom Circular No. 8/2018 - Implementation of phase II for providing CUG facility to Safety Categories over IR.
2. Telecom Circular No. 7/2018 - Finalisation of Tender for Mobile Communication Facility-Closed User Group (CUG) for Indian Railways
3. Telecom Circular No. 6/2018 - Extension of CUG facility for Indian Railways.
4. Telecom Circular No. 5/2018 - Permission for Stationary Petrolmen to use Driver/Guard frequency to ease of Emergency.
5. Telecom Circular No. 4/2018 - Delegation of Power for CUG facility to DRMs.
6. Telecom Circular No. 3/2018 - Provision of Wi-Fi facility at all remaining “C” category Railway station.
7. Telecom Circular No. 2/2018 - Proportionate Fiber Maintenance Charges payable to RCIL for FY 2016-17.हिंदी अनुवाद
8. Telecom Circular No. 1/2018 - Provision of CUG SIMs for Train Collision Avoidance System(TCAS).हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2017

1. Telecom Circular No. 7/2017 - Allowing 3G/4G data on CUG connections to all CUG Users.
2. Telecom Circular No. 6/2017 - Revision of Internet Bandwidth Tariff.
3. Telecom Circular No. 5/2017 - Fixation of STM-4 Bandwidth Rates - Implementation of GST - Amendment there of. हिंदी अनुवाद
4. Telecom Circular No. 4/2017 - Proportionate Fiber Maintenance Charges payable to RCIL for FY 2015-16.
5. Telecom Circular No. 3/2017 - Payment of Lease Charges for STM-4 Bandwidth & 4 Fiber Maintenance Charges to RailTel. हिंदी अनुवाद
6. Telecom Circular No. 2/2017 - Centralized payment of VPN Port charges - Release of payment for Railway Board, RDSO, Production Units & CTIs
7. Telecom Circular No. 1/2017 - Revision of Internet Bandwidth Tariff.

Policy Letters Issued in 2016

1. Telecom Circular No. 1/2016 - Installation of Pole mount/Towers by RailTel Corporation of India (RCIL) on Railway land & buildings-reg.हिंदी अनुवाद Corrigendum

Policy Letters Issued in 2015

1. Telecom Circular No. 12/2015 - Railways Voice Network Modernisation - Review.हिंदी अनुवाद
2. Telecom Circular No. 11/2015 - Introduction of 3G/4G service on CUG connections to HAG, SAG and SG/JAG Officers.हिंदी अनुवाद
3. Telecom Circular No. 10/2015 - Provision of Wi-Fi facility at all 'B' category railway stations.हिंदी अनुवाद
4. Telecom Circular No. 9/2015 - Introduction of !3G/4G service on CUG connections of GMs and Gm Grade Officers.हिंदी अनुवाद
5. Telecom Circular No. 8/2015 - Finalisation of date for Centralised payment of VPN port Charges.हिंदी अनुवाद
6. Telecom Circular No. 7/2015 - Proportionate Fibre maintenance charges payable to RCIL for the years 2013-14 and 2014-15.हिंदी अनुवाद
7. Telecom Circular No. 6/2015 - Provision of CUG Phones of Indian Railways - Finalisation of new contract.हिंदी अनुवाद
8. Telecom Circular No. 5/2015 - Provision of CUG connections to breakdown staff of ARTs and 140T Cranes.हिंदी अनुवाद
9. Telecom Circular No. 4/2015 - Revision of Internet Bandwidth Tariff. हिंदी अनुवाद Corrigendum
10. Telecom Circular No. 3/2015 - Provision of DC Power Supply for RCIL equipments from Railways Short Haul PoPs.हिंदी अनुवाद
11. Telecom Circular No. 2/2015 - Centralised payment of VPN port charges.हिंदी अनुवाद
12. Telecom Circular No. 1/2015 - Extension of CUG facility for Indian Railways.हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2014

1. Telecom Circular No. 6/2014 - Extension of CUG facility for Indian Railways.हिंदी अनुवाद
2. Telecom Circular No. 5/2014 - Provision of CUG Mobile Phone to RPF, Escorting Trains.हिंदी अनुवाद
3. Telecom Circular No. 4/2014 - Payment of lease charges by Railways to RailTel for provision of STM-4 bandwidth.हिंदी अनुवाद
4. Telecom Circular No. 3/2014 - Payment of proportionate OFC maintenance charges by Railways to RailTel.हिंदी अनुवाद
5. Telecom Circular No. 2/2014 - Provision of Wi-Fi Internet facility at Railway Stations. Corrigendumहिंदी अनुवाद
6. Telecom Circular No. 1/2014 - Payment of proportionate OFC maintenance charges by Railways to RailTel.
7. Corrigendum-II - Policy guidelines for retention of Mobile Handphone.RB/Tele/6/2010

Policy Letters Issued in 2013

1. Telecom Circular No. 23/2013 - IP address scheme used for various service running on Railnet network.
2. Telecom Circular No. 22/2013 - Condemnation (DS-8) of VHF Sets.
3. Telecom Circular No. 21/2013 - Joint Proceedure Order (JPO) for Installation & Maintenance of Network connectivity for Parcel Management System over Indian Railways.
4. Telecom Circular No. 20/2013 - Payment of lease charges for provision of STM-4 Bandwidth by Railways to RailTel.
5. Telecom Circular No. 19/2013 - Provision of Satellite Phones in ART's.हिंदी अनुवाद
6. Telecom Circular No. 18/2013 - Regarding procurement of 5W Walkie Talkie Sets.हिंदी अनुवाद
7. Telecom Circular No. 17/2013 - Proceedure for undertaking digging work in the vicinity of Signaling, Electrical and Telecommunication Cable.हिंदी अनुवाद
8. Telecom Circular No. 16/2013 - Regarding Communication between Drivers & Guards in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi type trains.Clarification हिंदी अनुवाद
9. Telecom Circular No. 15/2013 - Frequency allocation of VHF set (Walkie - Talkie)of Track Machine operator.हिंदी अनुवाद
10. Telecom Circular No. 14/2013 - Tariff for SMS Alerts. Clarification हिंदी अनुवाद
11. Telecom Circular No. 13/2013 - Eliminating Elephant Mortalities due to train hits - VHF Communication between Station Master and Forest Officials.हिंदी अनुवाद
12. Telecom Circular No. 12/2013 - Eliminating Elephant Mortalities due to train hits - VHF Communication between Station Master and Forest Officials.
13. Telecom Circular No. 10/2013 - Report on most suitable Protection Scheme for Control Communication Circuits including SCADA.हिंदी अनुवाद
14. Telecom Circular No. 9/2013 - Proportionate maintenance charges payable to RCIL for the year 2012-13.हिंदी अनुवाद
15. Telecom Circular No. 8/2013 - Extention of Railnet mail facility to various Railway Undertakings.
16. Telecom Circular No. 7/2013 - VHF sets-MIL Standard Compliance.
17. Telecom Circular No. 6/2013 - Revision of Internet Bandwidth Tariff.
18. Telecom Circular No. 5/2013 - Consolidated instructions for provision of Display Board for various Passenger Information System.Traffic Circular
19. Telecom Circular No. 4/2013 - Utilisation of Quad cable for provision of connectivity between station to mid-section and station to station using phantom arrangements on VF grade primary circuits.
20. Telecom Circular No. 3/2013 - Phasing out of Microwave/UHF on Indian Railways.हिंदी अनुवाद
21. Telecom Circular No. 2/2013 - CUG facility to office bearers of AIOBCREF and AISC/STEA. हिंदी अनुवाद
22. Telecom Circular No. 1/2013 - CUG facility to PREM Group Constituents.हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2012

1. Telecom Circular No. 15/2012 - Precaution for avoiding fire hazards and resposibility of SSE/Tele.
2. Telecom Circular No. 14/2012 - Joint Proceedure Order (JPO) for use of CUG/Personal Mobile Telephones by Loco Pilots/Assistant Loco Pilots/Motormen and Guards.
3. Telecom Circular No. 13/2012 - Payment of proportionate OFC maintenance charges to RailTel.
4. Telecom Circular No. 12/2012 - Railways Voice Network Modernisation. हिंदी अनुवाद
5. Telecom Circular No. 11/2012 - GSM (R) implementation scheme.
6. Telecom Circular No. 10/2012 - Policy guidelines for composite quad cable.
7. Telecom Circular No. 9/2012 - Policy on payment of spectrum charges to Ministry of Communication. हिंदी अनुवाद
8. Telecom Circular No. 8/2012 - Provision of CUG Mobile phones to AC (Technicians)- Clarification regarding rental. हिंदी अनुवाद
9. Telecom Circular No. 7/2012 - Value added services like of 3G, Blackberry etc. for Members of PAC and PSC. हिंदी अनुवाद
10. Telecom Circular No. 6/2012 - Payment of lease charges for provision of of STM 4 bandwidth by Railways to RailTel.हिंदी अनुवाद
11. Telecom Circular No. 5/2012 - Fixation of port charges to be paid by Railways to RailTel for MPLS VPN usage. हिंदी अनुवाद Corrigendum
12. Telecom Circular No. 4/2012 - Introduction of 3G service on CUG connections of GMs and DRMs. हिंदी अनुवाद
13. Telecom Circular No. 3/2012 - Hiring of Telecom Channels in Railways. हिंदी अनुवाद
14. Telecom Circular No. 2/2012 - Regarding CUG usage charges of Running Staff (Loco pilot & Guards) हिंदी अनुवाद
15. Telecom Circular No. 1/2012 - Regarding broadband services in offices where Railnet is not available. हिंदी अनुवाद

Policy Letters Issued in 2011

1. Telecom Circular No.:13/2011 - Revised call charges under new CUG scheme.
2. RB/Tele/12/2011 - Provision of CUG Phones on Indian Railways.
3. Telecom Circular No.:11/2011 - Exclusive frequency for use of Walkie-Talkie VHF sets by the ASMs and Drivers/ Guards.
4. Telecom Circular No.:10/2011 - Regarding Broadband Connection in Office of Officers in JAG or above where Railnet connectivity is not available.
5. RB/Tele/9/2011 - Service Tax on Fixed Charges for the CUG scheme-clarification.
6. RB/Tele/8/2011 - Provision of official PSTN telephones in the residence of officers. हिंदी अनुवाद
7. RB/Tele/7/2011 - Provision of Railnet connection.हिंदी अनुवाद
8. RB/Tele/6/2011 - Hiring of Telecom Channels in Railways. हिंदी अनुवाद
9. RB/Tele/5/2011 - Email ID for Officers in railnet.gov.in domain. हिंदी अनुवाद
10. RB/Tele/4/2011 - Instructions on using only Railnet network for e-mail services and IP-based audio/video communication services for official purposes to prevent interception of official communication by outside agencies. हिंदी अनुवाद
11. RB/Tele/3/2011 - Regarding extension of Railnet in various Railway Undertakings/RLDA/CRIS etc. हिंदी अनुवाद
12. RB/Tele/2/2011 - Mobile phone facility - During Deputation Abroad. हिंदी अनुवाद
13. RB/Tele/1/2011 - Provision of CUG Phones on Indian Railways. (CUG's are post Specific)

Policy Letters Issued in 2010

1. RB/Tele/7/2010 - Provision of CUG Mobile phone to AC Coach Inspector (ACCI)
2. RB/Tele/6/2010 - Policy guidelines for Purchase, Codal Life, Residual value and Retention of Mobile handphone.Corrigendum-II
3. RB/Tele/5/2010 - Provision of Cordless phones at the residence of SG/JAG officers.
4. RB/Tele/4/2010 - Proportionate fibre Maintenance Charges payable to RCIL for the year 2009-10
5. RB/Tele/3/2010 - Use of Quad Cable for Telecom & Signaling applications.
6. RB/Tele/2/2010 - Policy for Broadband at residence of Railway Officers.Clarification
7. RB/Tele/1/2010 - Fixation of rates for OFC maintenance charges to RailTel Corporation for 2008-09.

Policy Letters Issued in 2009

1. RB/Tele/3/2009 - Proportionate fiber maintenance charges payable to RCIL for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
2. RB/Tele/2/2009 - CUG facility while on long duration Training.
3. RB/Tele/1/2009 - Policy for Broadband.

Policy Letters Issued in 2008

1. RB/Tele/4/2008 - Fixation of STM-4 Bandwidth Rates
2. RB/Tele/3/2008 - Provision of CUG Phones on Indian Railways
3. RB/Tele/2/2008 - Fixation of STM-4 Bandwidth Rates
4. RB/Tele/1/2008 - Fixation of Internet Bandwidth Rates

Policy Letters Issued in 2007

1. RB/Tele/6/2007 - Execution of works by RailTel-Review of payment terms
2. RB/Tele/5/2007 - Recommendation of High level Committee on Disaster Management
3. RB/Tele/4/2007 - Enlarging the scope of CUG Phones System - Means of Expenditure Neutrality.
4. RB/Tele/3/2007 - Guidelines for utilizing Walkie-Talkie/VHF sets on Indian Railway
5. RB/Tele/2/2007 - Payment of Revenue Share & Maintenance Charges by RailTel
6. RB/Tele/1/2007 - Policy for Broadband

Policy Letters Issued in 2006

1. RB/Tele/5/2006 - Policy for laying Quad Cable along with OFC
2. RB/Tele/4/2006 - Enlarging the scope of CUG phones
3. RB/Tele/3/2006 - Inspection of Telecom items as per TEC specification
4. RB/Tele/2/2006 - Laying of OFC cable in the duct
5. RB/Tele/1/2006 - Introduction of Optical Fibre Communication (OFC) System-Reorganization of Telecom Cadre

Policy Letters Issued in 2005

1. RB/Tele/2/2005 - Provision of Phone at stations/Locations-Fixed WLL Telephones

Policy Letters Issued in 2004

1. RB/Tele/17/2004 - Provision of MTNL/BSNL telephones and Internet facility for Principals of Trainning Centres on Indian Railways
2. RB/Tele/16/2004 - Provision of phones at Stations/Locations - Fixed WLL Telephones (FWT)
3. RB/Tele/15/2004 - Yardsticks for maintenance of OFC and Quad Cable and their related equipments on Indian Railways
4. RB/Tele/14/2004 - Rationalization of STD scheme on Indian Railways - Setting up of Directory Enquiry Services
5. RB/Tele/12/2004 - Codal life of Telecom and IT Equipments
6. RB/Tele/11/2004 - Provision of Mobile Phones under WLL scheme of MTNL/BSNL - classifications thereof
7. RB/Tele/10/2004 - Provision of CUG Phones - Mechanical Workshops
8. RB/Tele/9/2004 - Standardisation of Brake Van equipment for coaching trains - Portable Control Telephones
9. RB/Tele/8/2004 - Provision of Mobile Phones - Under WLL scheme of MTNL/BSNL
10. RB/Tele/7/2004 - Provision of BSNL Cell-One Phones - Officers staying outside Railway Colonies
11. RB/Tele/6/2004 - Accessibility of Railway Enquiry Services (131,132,133.....) on NSD Network
12. RB/Tele/5/2004 - Provision of Engineering Control
13. RB/Tele/4/2004 - Provision of Cellular Phones to officers of the commission of Railway Safety
14. RB/Tele/3/2004 - Provision of Cellular Phones - Bills exceeding Rs. 1500/- P.M.
15. RB/Tele/2/2004 - Provision of DTMF based calling system for Gate Communication
16. RB/Tele/1/2004 - Specific DOT Telephone Number for Railway Accident Information (1072)

Policy Letters Issued in 2003

1. RB/Tele/17/2003 - Provision of Voice Recorders in Control Offices
2. RB/Tele/16/2003 - Provision of Cellular Phones
3. RB/Tele/15/2003 - Testing of Fibres and procurement of Instrumentation for maintenence of OFC based communication system
4. RB/Tele/14/2003 - Provision of additional Closed User Group (CUG) Phones
5. RB/Tele/13/2003 - Placement of Power Supply Equipment by RailTel
6. RB/Tele/12/2003 - Provision of one PC along with High speed Satellite modem (for Internet Connectivity)
7. RB/Tele/11/2003 - Provision of 25W VHF sets on stations
8. RB/Tele/10/2003 - Standardization of freq for 25W VHF sets provided at stations and 5W Walkie-Talkie sets provided to Driver & Guards
9. RB/Tele/9/2003 - Provision of Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) Exchange having 50-line capacity
10. RB/Tele/8/2003 - Periodic testing, repair/replacement of the PCP/PECP sets & Provision of Control Phone sockets at crew lobby
11. RB/Tele/6/2003 - Provision of Walkie-Talkie & 25W VHF sets in ARTs of Divisional Headquarters
12. RB/Tele/5/2003 - Hiring of Cellular Phones for passenger train accidents
13. RB/Tele/4/2003 - Operation/Formation of Cipher cells in New Zones
14. RB/Tele/3/2003 - Provision of ISD facilityon BSNL/MTNL telephone in Control Offices
15. RB/Tele/2/2003 - Extension of Communication System on running trains to Jan Shatabdi Express
16. RB/Tele/1/2003 - Provision of Cellular Phones

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