What is purpose of SACFA NOCAS integration?

Ministry of Civil   Aviation and Ministry of Communications and IT has integrated the Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA)’ s   online application server and Airports Authority of India’s NOC Application System (NOCAS) server to facilitate the Telecom Operators, Broadcasters and other Wireless users to obtain  expeditious clearance from SACFA Secretariat and AAI.

1.   The Telecom Operators, and other Wireless use  rs are not required to file duplicate application to AAI through NOCAS. Applications, filed online  to  SACFA,  are use  d to populate the NOCAS applications automatically.

2.   Applicants  are  not  required  to  submit  certified  copies  of Co-Ordinates and Site Elevation  Certificates.  The Geo.  data  of  the  mast  site,  fetched from  SACFA  is take  n as the basis for the calculation of height clearance.

3.  No hard copy of any document is required to be submitted to AAI by the applicant. The system has become completely paperless.

4.   Reduced  time  period,  for  issuance  of  clearance  to  Wireless  Users  by   AAI  and SACFA, facilitates speedy rollout of Telecom Networks.

5.   Multiple applications   are received for the number of antennas on a single mast.   The system  identifies  the  clearance  given  for  a  particular  mast  in  the past and immediately  issues NOC for  the  fresh  cases    without  repeating  the  examination process