# About the Validators category

**URL:** <https://forum.telcoin.org/t/about-the-validators-category/116>\
**Category:** Validators\
**Created:** [December 6, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.telcoin.org/t/about-the-validators-category/116 "2023-12-06T23:39:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.telcoin.org/t/about-the-validators-category/116/1 "2023-12-06T23:39:15Z")

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Validators are GSMA Operator Member Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) who manage nodes on Telcoin Network, earn TEL gas fees and issuance each time they secure a block to the blockchain, and vote with others in their Miner Group in governance based on their TEL staked for PoS.

### Validators: Political Power and Channel

- **Political Power:** An individual validator’s proposal and voting in governance power is based on their pro-rata share of TEL staked for proof-of-stake consensus (PoS) on Telcoin Network versus other Validators.
- **Governance Channel:** [https://snapshot.org/#/telcoinvalidatorvote.eth](https://snapshot.org/#/telcoinvalidatorvote.eth)

### Validators: Collective-choice authority and associated rules

**Council Member Selection:** Possess the right to select the following number of representatives to each Council.

- **Platform Council:** 2 of 8 representatives
- **Treasury Council:** 1 of 4 representatives
- **Compliance Council:** 1 of 4 representatives
- **TAN Council:** 1 of 6 representatives
- **TELx Council:** 1 of 6 representatives

**Learn more** : [Validators](https://www.telcoin.org/documentation/miners/validators)