New Delhi, Aug 11 :    New Delhi, Aug 11:  Internet service providers (ISPs) planning to set up submarine cable-based landing stations for international gateways will have to pay Rs 20 lakh as administrative charges to the government departments that monitor their operations. In addition, they will have to fork out a 'processing fee' of Rs 50,000 when they file applications for setting up the landing stations with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). According to the guidelines announced today for setting up submarine cable landing stations (SCLS), the transmission link will have to be obtained from the department of telecommunications (DoT), licensed basic service operators, Railways, state electricity boards, PowerGrid Corporation or any other operator authorised to lease connections to ISPs. Landing stations - the point where a submarine cable comes on shore - will be used as international gateways by ISPs. The move to allow ISPs to lay under-water cables aims is aimed increasing the availability of international bandwidth (connectivity) in the country. Trai will monitor the traffic at landing stations, and it will be given unlimited rights to do so by the bandwidth provider, which could be a submarine cable company. The guidelines require that the ISP must get an assurance that the bandwidth provider will co-operate with the telecom watchdog by providing it any information that is asked for. The Net-access provider will have to inform Trai about the lapses. The ISP must furnish the details sought by Trai immediately. Delays, if any, should be limited to 15 days at the most. The landing station, which must be used only for internet traffic, will be part of the service area of the licencee. Landing stations will, however, not to be allowed in areas which are sensitive from the point of security. Internet nodes in high-security areas shall be routed only through VSNL. The list of these areas would change from time to time. As of now, it includes Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, the north-eastern states, Rajasthan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and coastal strips of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (excluding Chennai). The ISP will have to secure Trai's approval before making changes or adding to its range of services. Complaints and disputes between the ISP and bandwidth provider on the one hand, and with subscribers on the other, will have to be resolved on mutual terms. The DoT shall not intervene. The licensee shall ensure that landing stations do not interfere with the other existing systems of department of telecom operations (DTO), or any telecom service provider. The ISP which sets up the landing station cannot claim the right to, or will not, get any special preference in carrying voice traffic once the sector is opened up to private companies. The following are the parameters for monitoring the landing stations: Ensure that only internet data traffic is carried through landing stations, and not voice traffic. Good-quality intrusion detection system to ensure that the landing station (link) does not become a launch pad for attacking sites in India More than one security agency should be able to monitor traffic simultaneously The guidelines were worked out by a committee consisting of representatives drawn from department of telecommunications (DoT), ministry of information technology (MIT), National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) and several other agencies dealing in infotech.