diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 0e517e67c1512..8496858e260ca 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -45751,6 +45751,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public String getNetworkCountryIso();
     method public String getNetworkOperator();
     method public String getNetworkOperatorName();
+    method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={"android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE", android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE}) public int getNetworkSelectionMode();
     method public String getNetworkSpecifier();
     method @Deprecated @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) public int getNetworkType();
     method @Deprecated public int getPhoneCount();
@@ -45883,6 +45884,9 @@ package android.telephony {
     field public static final int MULTISIM_ALLOWED = 0; // 0x0
     field public static final int MULTISIM_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_CARRIER = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int MULTISIM_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_HARDWARE = 1; // 0x1
+    field public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_AUTO = 1; // 0x1
+    field public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_MANUAL = 2; // 0x2
+    field public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_UNKNOWN = 0; // 0x0
     field public static final int NETWORK_TYPE_1xRTT = 7; // 0x7
     field public static final int NETWORK_TYPE_CDMA = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int NETWORK_TYPE_EDGE = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index bd8321e21f1ba..ef631b8a05dcd 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -196,11 +196,8 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
                     NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_MANUAL})
     public @interface NetworkSelectionMode {}
 
-    /** @hide */
     public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_UNKNOWN = 0;
-    /** @hide */
     public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_AUTO = 1;
-    /** @hide */
     public static final int NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_MANUAL = 2;
 
     /** The otaspMode passed to PhoneStateListener#onOtaspChanged */
@@ -7524,14 +7521,18 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      *
      * <p>If this object has been created with {@link #createForSubscriptionId}, applies to the
      * given subId. Otherwise, applies to {@link SubscriptionManager#getDefaultSubscriptionId()}
-
-     * @return the network selection mode.
+     *  <p>Requires Permission: {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE
+     * READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE}
+     * or that the calling app has carrier privileges (see {@link #hasCarrierPrivileges}).
      *
-     * @hide
+     * @return the network selection mode.
      */
-    @NetworkSelectionMode
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
-    public int getNetworkSelectionMode() {
+    @SuppressAutoDoc // No support for carrier privileges (b/72967236).
+    @RequiresPermission(anyOf = {
+            android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE,
+            android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE
+    })
+    public @NetworkSelectionMode int getNetworkSelectionMode() {
         int mode = NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE_UNKNOWN;
         try {
             ITelephony telephony = getITelephony();