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TELECOM IN INDIA
India has the third largest (based on the total
number of fixed/mobile subscriber lines).
Second largest mobile network.......
India's telecom market is now the largest in the
world based on the number of new monthly
subscribers added.
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TRAI is the regulatory authority for telecom
sector in India.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act
1997".
The mission of TRAI is to create and nurture
an environment which will the enable quick
growth of the telecommunication sector in the
country.
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BSNL :
Low cost plans for Rural customers.
Special offers for farmers.
Airtel :
The company is keen to make Airtel the
most admired rural brand.
Reliance :
Reliance Bharat Net Plan
Reliance VAS (value added services)
Machine to Machine Applications (M2M)
Vodafone :
All Rural customers with its Rs.700 mobile
phone.
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Airtel was Established in 1985, Bharti (Airtel) has
been a prior force in the Telecom Sector.
Bharti Airtel is one of India's leading private sector
providers of telecommunications services
Bharti airtel is planning to invest about $14 billion
by the year 2013.
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CHALLENGES
The cost of PCs and language of
operating system play a major role in
spread of the Internet to rural areas.
Most of Fiber-optic infrastructure hardly
exists in rural area.
One of the world’s most competitive
markets, with 12 operators across 23
wireless ‘circles’ and 6 to 8 competing
operators in each circle.
Price war, Spectrum
Allocation, Regulatory Charges,
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RECENT AFFAIRS
The local and STD calls would vanish, as the
policy aims at a 'one-nation-one-licence'
regime.
Roaming charges will be done away with
and users will be allowed to port their mobile
numbers, keeping the same number, even
while switching service areas.
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FUTURE EXPECTATIONS
One way to increase the penetration rate is to lay
emphasis on infrastructure sharing between provider.
WiMax is being promoted by the Government for
affordable rural broadband connectivity.
Akash talet PC is mainly targeted to Rural masses with
the help of Government subsidies.
Specific Applications, cheaper access devices and
improved speed are the need of the hour to make
broadband a huge success and to ensure that India at par
with other advanced nations.
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CONCLUSION
o
In next 5-10 years approximately 100 million
new users will be from rural areas .
o
India is aiming rural Tele-density from the
current 35 per cent to 60 per cent by 2017 and
completely covering rural areas by 2020.
o
By 2017, Indian Govt., wants to connect 175
million broadband users by 2017, and
increasing this to 600 million by 2020.
