Telecommunications Act 2023 + DoT Compliance Practitioner Certification
For the CISO, DPO and regulatory affairs lead at an Indian telco, ISP, OTT platform, satcom licensee or cloud CTN operator migrating from Unified Licence to the 2026 authorisation regime
A citation-anchored, exam-backed practitioner course on the Telecommunications Act 2023 as it actually operates after the 24 June 2026 authorisation regime replaced the Unified Licence, the 20 July 2026 Network Authorisation Rules replaced the IP-I regime, and the 21 August 2026 User Identification Rules made live biometric mandatory for every SIM issuance. Not a law-school primer, not a COAI position paper. This course teaches the working DoT compliance stack: how to migrate an existing Unified Licence to a Principal Telecommunication Services Authorisation via the eServices portal, choose between Network Service Operator and Virtual Network Operator, respond to the 6-hour cyber incident reporting SLA under the Telecom Cyber Security Rules 2024 (as amended 22 October 2025 by G.S.R. 771(E) that introduced the Telecommunication Identifier User Entity category and the Mobile Number Validation platform), appoint a Chief Telecommunication Security Officer who is an Indian citizen and resident, sit inside Rule 25(3) data localisation on the six network authorisations (IP, DCIP, IXP, SESG, CTN, MNP), handle a Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure designation letter, respond to a Section 20 suspension order under the doctrine of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (2020), build a Biometric Identity Verification System that satisfies both the User Identification Rules 2026 and DPDP Act 2023 Section 8, apply for satcom spectrum under the administrative allocation regime of the Fifth Schedule and TRAI's May 2025 pricing recommendations, and defend an adjudication proceeding under the Second Schedule graded penalty scale (written warning to Rs 5 crore) with a voluntary undertaking under Section 33 mitigating the outcome.
Includes a template pack the practitioner can lift into a live compliance workstream: Migration Application Checklist, Right of Way Single-Window Application, CTSO Appointment Letter, 6-hour Cyber Incident Reporting Form (mapped to DoT and cross-referenced to CERT-In), SIM Binding Compliance Report for OTT platforms, Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure Declaration Package (network architecture + threat analysis + cyber crisis management plan), Lawful Interception Nodal Officer SOP + record-destruction log, Section 20 Suspension Order 5-day Committee Review Submission, Biometric Identity Verification System SOP, TCCCPR Sender Header Registration + Annual Self-Certification, Satcom Authorisation Application Package (GMPCS + SESG), and Adjudication Response + Voluntary Undertaking Template. Written against primary sources current to 6 September 2026 including the Telecommunications Act 2023 (Act No. 44 of 2023 assented 24 December 2023), all 13 sets of Rules notified between August 2024 and August 2026, the TCCCPR Second Amendment Regulations 2025 dated 12 February 2025, the TRAI Satcom Spectrum Recommendations dated 9 May 2025, and the DoT SIM binding directive dated 28 November 2025. The course pairs naturally with CERT-In Directions Practitioner (dual 6-hour reporting), RBI Cybersecurity Framework Practitioner (BFSI overlay on TIUE category), SOC 2 Readiness Practitioner (US enterprise commercial gate for Indian SaaS providing telecom-adjacent services), and DPDP Act 2023 Compliance (privacy overlay on the Biometric Identity Verification System).
What you will learn
- Read the Telecommunications Act 2023 end-to-end and identify which of the 62 sections are notified and effective as of your engagement date
- Explain the shift from the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 Unified Licence regime to the 2023 Act authorisation regime triggered by the 23 June 2026 notification of Section 3(1) and 3(6)
- Choose the correct principal service authorisation (Unified, Access, Wireline Access, Internet, or Long Distance) for your operator profile
- Choose the correct network authorisation (IP, DCIP, IXP, SESG, CTN or MNP) and understand the annual fee logic (only MNP pays 1 percent of AGR or 30 percent of entry fee, higher of the two)
- Migrate an existing Unified Licence to the Principal Telecom Services Authorisation via the DoT eServices portal that opened 25 June 2026
- Comply with Rule 25(3) data localisation requiring every system of a telecommunication network to sit inside India along with all associated data, logs and information
- Appoint a Chief Telecommunication Security Officer who is an Indian citizen and resident, meet the CTSO role definition, and run the 6-hour incident reporting SLA under the TCS Rules 2024
- Respond to a Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure designation letter with the network architecture disclosure, threat and vulnerability analysis, and cyber crisis management plan required
- Respond to a Section 20 temporary suspension order under the doctrine of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (2020) and the Temporary Suspension of Services Rules 2024
- Handle a lawful interception request through Nodal Officers with confidentiality, secure record-keeping and secure destruction obligations under the Interception Rules 2024
- Build a Biometric Identity Verification System (BIVS) that satisfies both the User Identification Rules 2026 and DPDP Act 2023 Section 8 reasonable security safeguards
- Apply for satcom spectrum under the Fifth Schedule administrative allocation and TRAI's May 2025 pricing recommendations (4 percent of AGR, minimum Rs 3,500 per MHz, urban NGSO Rs 500 per subscriber)
- Register senders and content templates under the TCCCPR Second Amendment Regulations 2025 and respond to the DoT SIM binding directive to OTT communication apps
- Defend an adjudication proceeding under Section 48 and the Second Schedule graded penalty scale with a voluntary undertaking under Section 33 as mitigation
Prerequisites
- Working exposure to a telecommunications operating environment (telco, ISP, cable / DTH, OTT communication, cloud, or satcom) or to advising one as legal or cyber-compliance counsel
- Comfort reading a statute with numbered sections, subordinate rules, and cross-references to schedules and other statutes
- Basic understanding of network architecture (access, transport, core, cloud) sufficient to follow the CTI declaration and Rule 25(3) data-localisation lessons
- Familiarity with cyber-incident response basics (detection, triage, notification) is helpful but not required
Who this is for
- CISOs, DPOs and regulatory affairs leads at telcos (Airtel, Jio, Vi, BSNL), ISPs (Tata Play Fiber, ACT, Hathway, YOU Broadband) and cable / DTH platforms (Tata Play, Dish TV, Sun Direct)
- Product counsel and regulatory affairs at OTT communication providers (WhatsApp India, Meta, Zoom, Truecaller, Arattai, JioChat, ShareChat, Josh, Snapchat India) now under the SIM binding directive
- Legal counsel and regulatory affairs at satcom licensees (Starlink India, Jio-SES, Eutelsat OneWeb India) working through the GMPCS plus IN-SPACe plus spectrum authorisation chain
- Regulatory affairs managers at captive licensees, virtual network operators (VNOs) and infrastructure providers (Sterlite, TCL, ATC, Indus Towers)
- Chief Telecommunication Security Officers (CTSOs) newly appointed under the TCS Rules 2024, and their teams building the incident-reporting and cyber-crisis-management pipeline
- Cyber compliance consultants at boutique advisory firms and Big Four cyber practices building a telecom regulatory advisory line
- Compliance and risk managers at banks, fintechs and e-commerce platforms newly designated Telecommunication Identifier User Entities under the TCS Amendment Rules 2025
- GRC leads at data centre operators, cloud service providers and IXPs now within the six-category network authorisation regime
- In-house counsel at mid-market ISPs and MSOs preparing to migrate from Unified Licence to Principal Telecommunication Services Authorisation via the DoT eServices portal
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Syllabus
8 modules, 40 lessons. Click any module to expand.
The Telecommunications Act 2023 was partially notified on 26 June 2024, but the regime change actually landed two years later. On 23 June 2026 the Central Government notified Section 3(1) and Section 3(6). On 24 June 2026 the Principal Telecom Services Rules 2026 (G.S.R.
513(E)) replaced the multi-layered Unified Licence framework with a five-category authorisation. On 25 June 2026 the migration portal opened on the DoT eServices platform. On 20 July 2026 the Network Authorisation Rules 2026 restructured the IP-I / DCIP / IXP / SESG / CTN / MNP infrastructure regime with Rule 25(3) data localisation.
On 21 August 2026 the User Identification Rules 2026 made live biometric verification mandatory for every SIM issuance, replacement, change or surrender. This free-preview module walks the entire 2024-to-2026 rule cascade in one hour, maps every operator (telco, ISP, OTT, satcom, cable, DTH, cloud, MSO, IXP, VNO) to the correct authorisation category, and closes with the quarterly compliance calendar for a mid-size ISP. Free preview.
- 1. Why this course exists: the 2026 regime change in one page 11 min
- 2. Act anatomy and the section-by-section notification timeline 10 min
- 3. Thirteen rule sets in two years: the full 2024 to 2026 cascade 12 min
- 4. The 11-category authorisation map: five principal services plus six network authorisations 11 min
- 5. Five enforcement archetypes and the quarterly compliance calendar 11 min
The shift from Unified Licence under the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 to authorisation under the Telecommunications Act 2023 changes the character of your regulatory permission from contract to statute, from time-boxed to 20-year default, from discretionary to rule-governed. This module walks the Principal Telecom Services Rules 2026 (G.S.R. 513(E) dated 24 June 2026) in full: the five authorisation categories (Unified Service, Access Service, Wireline Access Service, Internet Service, Long Distance Service), the Network Service Operator versus Virtual Network Operator choice, the migration path for existing Unified Licence and UL(VNO) holders that opened on the eServices portal on 25 June 2026, and a screen-by-screen walk-through of the portal so learners know exactly what to click.
- 1. From licence to authorisation: what Section 3(1) and 3(6) actually changed 10 min
- 2. Principal Telecom Services Rules 2026: the five service categories 12 min
- 3. NSO vs VNO: choosing between own-network and wholesale-buy 11 min
- 4. Migration Rules 2026: portal open, voluntary path, expiry math 10 min
- 5. The DoT eServices portal: screen-by-screen walkthrough 11 min
The Network Authorisation Rules 2026 (notified 20 July 2026 under Section 3(1)(b)) restructure the infrastructure regime into six categories: Infrastructure Provider (IP), Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider (DCIP), Internet Exchange Point (IXP), Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG), Cloud-hosted Telecommunication Network (CTN), and Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Only MNP carries an annual authorisation fee (1 percent of AGR or 30 percent of applicable entry fee, higher of the two). The other five categories have no annual fee.
Rule 25(3) mandates that every system of a telecommunication network sit inside India along with all associated data, logs and information. This module walks each category, the data-localisation implication for cloud CTN providers and satcom SESG operators, and rolls in the Right of Way Rules 2024 (17 September 2024, effective 1 January 2025) with the single-window sugam.gov.in portal and state variations (Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka).
- 1. The six network authorisations under the 2026 Rules 11 min
- 2. Rule 25(3) data localisation: architectural implications for every network authorisation 12 min
- 3. MNP authorisation and the two-zone fee structure 8 min
- 4. RoW Rules 2024: single-window portal, deemed approvals, state variations 11 min
- 5. Spectrum: auction default, First Schedule administrative allocation, TRAI satcom pricing 11 min
The Telecom Cyber Security Rules 2024 (G.S.R. 720(E) dated 21 November 2024) established the operating cyber-compliance layer for every telecommunication entity: appoint a Chief Telecommunication Security Officer (Indian citizen and resident), report cyber incidents to the Central Government within 6 hours of detection with a detailed report within 24 hours, register IMEI numbers pre-first-sale. The TCS Amendment Rules 2025 (G.S.R.
771(E) dated 22 October 2025) added the Telecommunication Identifier User Entity (TIUE) category that brings banks, e-commerce and digital service providers into scope, and launched the Mobile Number Validation (MNV) platform. The 28 November 2025 DoT directive to WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Arattai, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat and Josh mandated SIM binding (app must verify SIM presence) and 6-hour desktop auto-logout, effective February 2026. This module walks each layer with the working runbook.
- 1. Telecom Cyber Security Rules 2024: anatomy of G.S.R. 720(E) 10 min
- 2. The 6-hour incident SLA and the CTSO role in operation 12 min
- 3. IMEI registration, CEIR integration, and telecom identifier security 9 min
- 4. TCS Amendment Rules 2025: TIUE and the Mobile Number Validation platform 10 min
- 5. The 28 November 2025 SIM binding directive to OTT communication apps 11 min
The Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure Rules 2024 (notified 22 November 2024 under Section 22 read with Section 55(2)(v)) create a designation-based regime for telecommunication networks whose disruption would have a debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety. Once designated by the Central Government, the operator must declare network architecture, submit a vulnerability / threat / risk analysis and a cyber crisis management plan, share security audit reports, and grant government-authorised personnel inspection access to hardware, software and data. This module walks the designation process, the post-notification obligations, the overlap with CERT-In (Section 70B IT Act) and NCIIPC (Section 70A IT Act), and closes with the operator playbook for the first 30 days after a CTI designation letter lands.
- 1. CTI Rules 2024: scope and the designation process 9 min
- 2. Network architecture disclosure + vulnerability and threat and risk analysis 11 min
- 3. Government inspection access: hardware, software, data 10 min
- 4. The CTI + CERT-In + NCIIPC triangle: reconciling three regulators 10 min
- 5. The first 30 days after a CTI designation letter 10 min
Section 20 of the Telecom Act 2023 empowers Central and State Governments to intercept messages and to suspend telecommunication services in cases of public emergency, public safety, sovereignty and integrity of India, or crime prevention. The Interception Rules 2024 (6 December 2024) supersede Rules 419 and 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules 1951 and establish the Nodal Officer regime, the Central Review Committee under the Cabinet Secretary, confidentiality and record-destruction obligations. The Suspension Rules 2024 (22 November 2024) replace the 2017 rules with a 5-day Committee review that has power to set aside orders not compliant with Section 20(2)(b).
The Supreme Court doctrine of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (2020) governs both: reasoned, proportionate, geographically limited, published, periodically reviewed. This module walks each rule set plus the telecom-entity SOP for the moment an order lands.
- 1. Lawful Interception Rules 2024: what supersedes Rules 419 and 419A 10 min
- 2. The Central Review Committee: composition, cadence, power to set aside 8 min
- 3. Temporary Suspension of Services Rules 2024: internet shutdown procedure 10 min
- 4. Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (2020) and the shutdown doctrine 10 min
- 5. The operator SOP when a Section 20 order lands 10 min
The User Identification Rules 2026 (notified 21 August 2026 under Section 56) mandate live biometric verification (face, fingerprint or iris) for every SIM issuance, replacement, change of subscriber details, or surrender. Every authorised telecommunication entity must operate a Biometric Identity Verification System with parallel Aadhaar e-KYC and non-Aadhaar D-KYC paths. The Sanchar Saathi app (launched January 2025) provides the consumer-facing layer; its November 2025 pre-install directive and subsequent withdrawal is a case study in enforcement over-reach and correction.
The TCCCPR Second Amendment Regulations 2025 (12 February 2025) added header authentication, annual self-certification for senders, and the DLT platform mechanics for spam control. This module walks each piece and produces the BIVS SOP + the sender header registration package.
- 1. User Identification Rules 2026: live biometric verification for every SIM event 10 min
- 2. BIVS implementation architecture and the exclusion-risk protocol 11 min
- 3. The Sanchar Saathi consumer-facing ecosystem 9 min
- 4. TCCCPR Second Amendment Regulations 2025: header authentication and annual self-cert 10 min
- 5. DLT platform mechanics and consent-based header operations 8 min
The Fifth Schedule of the Telecom Act 2023 assigns satcom spectrum through administrative allocation rather than auction. TRAI recommended pricing on 9 May 2025 (4 percent of AGR, minimum Rs 3,500 per MHz, urban NGSO Rs 500 per subscriber, 5-year review) and DCC sought back-reference in September 2025. The Digital Bharat Nidhi Rules 2024 (G.S.R.
530(E) dated 20 August 2024) replace the USOF with the 5 percent AGR levy. The Adjudication and Appeal Rules 2025 operationalise Section 48 with an Adjudicating Officer of Joint Secretary or above, complaint fee Rs 5,000 and appeal fee Rs 10,000, 30-day appeal filing and 60-day resolution. The Second Schedule sets graded civil penalties (written warning to Rs 5 crore) and Section 42 sets criminal penalties (3 years imprisonment / Rs 50 lakh fine / both, cognizable and non-bailable).
Section 33 permits a voluntary undertaking that mitigates the outcome. This closing module walks each piece and hands off all 12 templates.
- 1. Satcom authorisation: Fifth Schedule administrative allocation and the OneWeb / Jio-SES / Starlink timelines 10 min
- 2. TRAI satcom pricing May 2025 and the DCC September 2025 back-reference 9 min
- 3. Digital Bharat Nidhi Rules 2024: replacing USOF with the 5 percent AGR levy 8 min
- 4. Adjudication and Appeal Rules 2025: defending a Section 48 proceeding 11 min
- 5. The operator playbook and handoff of all 12 templates 10 min
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This course is a paid practitioner training programme aimed at working CISOs, DPOs, regulatory affairs leads, Chief Telecommunication Security Officers, product counsel and cyber compliance consultants engaged with telecommunication service providers, network operators, OTT communication platforms, satcom licensees and Telecommunication Identifier User Entities in India. Every substantive claim is anchored to a primary source: a specific section of the Telecommunications Act 2023 as notified, a specific Rule with its Gazette S.R. reference and date of notification, a specific TRAI regulation or recommendation, a specific DoT or IN-SPACe circular, or a specific reported enforcement action. Items flagged as VERIFY inside the lesson prose or the legal-basis version are pending re-verification against the current primary source and must be checked against the DoT eServices portal (eservices.dot.gov.in), the DoT website (dot.gov.in), the India Code portal (indiacode.nic.in), TRAI (trai.gov.in) or the relevant regulator before a learner acts on the material in a live compliance engagement. The course maintains a 15-item MANUAL VERIFY checklist in its research doc covering the exact gazette dates and G.S.R. numbers of the 2026 Rules, the DCC back-reference outcome on TRAI satcom pricing, Starlink commercial launch status, Sanchar Saathi withdrawal circular text, and case citations.
This is not legal, tax, audit or telecommunications-licensing advice and does not create a professional-client relationship. Applying for or maintaining an authorisation under the Telecommunications Act 2023 requires filings on the DoT eServices portal and, where satcom is involved, coordination with IN-SPACe and TRAI. Engage a licensed telecommunications counsel or an accredited compliance consultancy for a live engagement.
Telecommunications Act 2023 primary-source stack current to 6 September 2026. Core: Telecommunications Act 2023 (Act No. 44 of 2023 assented 24 December 2023, published Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 1 same day; sections 1-2, 10-30, 42-44, 46-47, 50-58, 61-62 notified 21 June 2024 effective 26 June 2024; sections 6-8, 48, 59(b) notified 4 July 2024 effective 5 July 2024; sections 3(1) and 3(6) notified 23 June 2026 effective 24 June 2026; sections 4, 5, 9, 31-41, 45, 49, 59(a), 60 unnotified as of 6 September 2026). Rule sets under the Act: (1) Digital Bharat Nidhi Rules 2024 G.S.R. 530(E) dated 20 August 2024 (replaces Universal Service Obligation Fund with 5 percent of AGR Universal Service Levy); (2) Right of Way Rules 2024 dated 17 September 2024 in force 1 January 2025 (single-window online portal sugam.gov.in); (3) Telecom Cyber Security Rules 2024 G.S.R. 720(E) dated 21 November 2024 (6-hour incident reporting plus 24-hour detailed report, Chief Telecommunication Security Officer appointment, IMEI registration); (4) Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure Rules 2024 dated 22 November 2024 (Central Government designation, network architecture disclosure, government inspection access to hardware / software / data); (5) Temporary Suspension of Services Rules 2024 dated 22 November 2024 (Section 20(2)(b) operationalisation, Review Committee 5-day review); (6) Lawful Interception Rules 2024 dated 6 December 2024 (supersedes Rules 419 and 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules 1951, Nodal Officer regime, Central Review Committee under Cabinet Secretary); (7) Adjudication and Appeal Rules 2025 (draft 18 July 2024, final 2025) with Adjudicating Officer of Joint Secretary or above, complaint fee Rs 5,000, appeal fee Rs 10,000, 30-day appeal filing and 60-day resolution; (8) Telecom Cyber Security Amendment Rules 2025 G.S.R.
771(E) dated 22 October 2025 republished vide G.S.R. 796(E) dated 29 October 2025 (Telecommunication Identifier User Entity category, Mobile Number Validation platform); (9) DoT SIM binding directive dated 28 November 2025 to WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Arattai, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat and Josh with 90-day implementation and 120-day compliance reporting, SIM binding effective February 2026; (10) Principal Telecom Services Rules 2026 G.S.R. 513(E) dated 24 June 2026 (five authorisation categories: Unified Service, Access Service, Wireline Access Service, Internet Service, Long Distance Service; 20-year authorisation validity; Network Service Operator or Virtual Network Operator paths); (11) Migration Rules 2026 (portal opens 25 June 2026); (12) Network Authorisation Rules 2026 dated 20 July 2026 (six network authorisations: Infrastructure Provider IP, Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider DCIP, Internet Exchange Point IXP, Satellite Earth Station Gateway SESG, Cloud-hosted Telecommunication Network CTN, Mobile Number Portability MNP; Rule 25(3) data localisation; only MNP has annual fee); (13) User Identification Rules 2026 dated 21 August 2026 (live biometric mandatory for SIM issuance / replacement / change / surrender, Biometric Identity Verification System, Aadhaar e-KYC and non-Aadhaar D-KYC parallel paths). Parallel TRAI regulations: Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Second Amendment) Regulations 2025 dated 12 February 2025 (header authentication, annual self-certification for senders and telemarketers, complaint mechanism effective 13 April 2025); TRAI Recommendations on Satcom Spectrum dated 9 May 2025 (4 percent of AGR, minimum Rs 3,500 per MHz, urban NGSO additional Rs 500 per subscriber per annum, 5-year review; DCC sought back-reference September 2025). Enforcement corpus: DoT anti-fraud drive (50 million fake mobile connections disconnected in the 2 years to July 2026; 40 lakh SIMs blacklisted, 68 lakh flagged for re-verification, 52,000 Point-of-Sale agents blacklisted in August 2025); November 2025 Sanchar Saathi pre-install directive and its withdrawal; MediaNama RTIs filed March 2026 on SIM binding enforcement transparency. Satcom authorisations: Eutelsat OneWeb (GMPCS August 2021, IN-SPACe November 2023), Jio-SES (GMPCS March 2022, IN-SPACe June 2024), Starlink Services India (Letter of Intent May 2025, GMPCS June 2025, IN-SPACe July 2025, trial spectrum September 2025); no commercial launch as of June 2026.
Cross-regulator: Information Technology Act 2000 Section 70A (National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre) for CTI overlap, CERT-In Directions dated 28 April 2022 (effective 27 June 2022) for dual 6-hour incident reporting, Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 Section 8 (reasonable security safeguards) for BIVS overlap, Aadhaar Act 2016 and UIDAI regulations for e-KYC integration. Case law: Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (Writ Petition Civil No. 1031 of 2019, judgment 10 January 2020, three-judge bench of N.V. Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy and B.R. Gavai JJ) on Section 20 suspension doctrine; Faheema Shirin R.K. v State of Kerala (WP(C) No 19716 of 2019, Kerala High Court 19 September 2019, P.V.
Asha J) on right to internet access as part of Article 21. Draft rules requiring watch: Telecommunications (Television, Radio and Associated Services) Rules 2026 (MIB draft 12 June 2026, consultation open until 2 October 2026); Telecommunications (Authorisation for Captive Telecommunication Services) Rules (draft under consideration as of 6 September 2026). Items requiring ongoing verification and flagged inside the affected lessons: exact G.S.R. numbers for the 2026 Rule sets, current status of DCC clarification on TRAI satcom pricing, Starlink commercial launch status, any commercial launch by Jio-SES or OneWeb, finalisation of the Broadcasting Rules 2026 post-consultation, notification of the Captive Services Rules, and any further amendments to the TCS Rules 2024 or the TCS Amendment Rules 2025.