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OSP 
LICENSE 
◦OSP is an abbreviated term of “Other 
Service Providers”. An Other Service 
Provider is a company that provides 
applications services that entail IT 
enabled services like Tele-Banking, Tele-
Marketing, Tele-medicine and a plethora 
INTRODUCTION  of others. How to get this license? What are its prerequisites? What documents 
would you require? What restrictions are 
there for an OSP Operation? 
◦We'll be looking at that  in this 
presentation.
WHAT IS OSP ?
◦ OSP refers to Other Service Provider. Other Service 
Providers are providers of IT Enabled services, or 
application services to be exact. These purveyors 
are basically companies who engage with services 
such as BPOs, Call Centres, Tele trading, 
telemarketing, network operation centres, E-
commerce, Tele Banking and other IT Enabled 
services. Now, all of these services are provided 
through telecom resources that in turn, are provided 
by the Authorized telecom service providers only. An 
OSP License is a form of registration where a 
company becomes eligible to provide Other 
Services.




TYPES OF OSP PROVIDERS
The factors 1.   The number of workers within an organization.
that 
determine 
the type of 2.   The network area to which this service is to be provided
OSPs are the 
following: 
. Adhering to 1.   Domestic: An Other Service Provider that provides application services within the national boundaries 
the 
aforemention
ed factors, 2.   International: An Other Service Provider that provides application service beyond the 
two types of boundaries of the nation
OSPs exist.
HOW TO OBTAIN OSP 
LICENSE
The way to obtain the titular license is nuanced and it involves fair 
amount of intricacies that are required to be covered up before you 
go ahead and file an application for registration. Simply put, these 
intricacies involved some prerequisites and some documents that are 
required to be attached along with the application. 
◦ 1.   Gather and collate the documents in a proper fashion 
◦ 2.   Apply for OSP registration online/offline by attaching the 
required documents along with the fees associated. The application 
is to be made to the Department of Telecommunication. 
◦ 3.  After an especially scrutinized examination, you are going to get 
the license. The entire process takes around 45 to 60 days. Now, let 
us dive deeper into this process. 

Major pre-requisite 
to start an OSP
◦ In order to start an OSP Center, you need to 
have a proper foundation through which you 
are going to operate. This foundation comes 
in the form of an incorporated company. Yes, 
you would first need to go through company 
registration. The resulting business entity 
then shall become the focal provider of Other 
Services. The process of company registration 
involves its own set of intricacies. However, 
once you register your company, you can 
begin with the rest of the process. That being 
said, if you already have a company 
registered, then you already has access to 
the foundation upon which you can build an 
OSP. 
DOCUMENTS 
1.   COI: The very first document that you require is the 
Certificate of Incorporation of the company.
2.   MOA and AOA: MOA refers to Memorandum of Association: a 
document that specifies the object of the company (here, it 
should be specified that starting an OSP is the object). AOA 
refers to Articles of Association: A document that specifies that 
specifies general rules, regulations and restrictions. 
3.   A Board Resolution: A board resolution that authorizes the 
signatory. This is to be done using a power of attorney.
4.   Note of Business Nature: A not that explicitly, and in great 
detail, specifies the nature of business (Here, the business is to 
provide other service). This might be termed as a “note”, but in 
actuality, it is a pretty comprehensive document.
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5.   Form - I: Form one is the primary document that the aspirant 
of starting such a business should fill in a correct fashion
DOCUMENTS....
◦  A network diagram: One of the more 
important documents that is needed to be 
provided. This network diagram is to be made 
professionally and an authorized telecom 
Service Provider-who is set to provide these 
resources to the OSP Aspirant, must verify it. 
The diagram is then needed to be submitted to 
the VTM Cells for verification.
◦  You will also need to provide information that 
entails the following: 
1.   List of company’s directors
 2.   List of company’s shareholders 
One cannot just collect and fill these documents 
and just submit the application, for either a 
Chartered Accountant, a Company Secretary or 
a public notary would have to attest them.
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Once you get the license, you can engage with the OSP operations right away 
(provided that you have gathered all of the resources). However, now the struggle is to 
towards maintaining the OSP Operation. These terms and conditions are quite diverse 
and quite comprehensive. That said, for the sake of simplicity; let us follow the crux of 
it through the following points:
1.   The telecom resources that an OSP avails should only be provided by an authorized 
OSP telecom centre. 
Operation 
terms 2.   Only authorized internet service provider is to provide Internet resources to the 
OSP. 3.   The telecom bandwidth that is granted to the OSP can be shared among other 
activities within the same company. 
4.   OSP License is a location based license. Therefore, if you have two locations under 
the same company in which you are setting up an OSP, you would need two licenses. 
The more branches you are transforming into Other Service Centres, the more licenses 
you will need. If you renege from following any of the above conditions, your license 
can be suspended.
 
◦Obtaining an OSP License can be a 
nuanced affair. Considering much of it 
depends upon the whims of the 
Department of Telecommunication, you 
should always be ready to assert 
CONCLUSION  yourself in order to get the license. That 
said, once you get this license, there is 
no stopping you from starting your own 
Call Centre.


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