Telecom Project
Telecom Project
OF INDIA
Million
Units
Mobile Phones
• Annual subscriber base growth 44%; 2007-08: subscriber expected to cross 250 mn
• 2006-07: Base Stations installed: 100,000; Annual growth: 55%
• 2006-07: Towers installed: 100,000; Annual growth: 60%
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Key Policy Initiatives/milestones
New Economic Policy (1991)
› Opening up of Telecom service sector
(Mobile –metros)
National Telecom Policy 1994
› Telecom, key for development
› Inadequacy of public resource to meet
demand
› Private sector to supplement Govt.
› Provide world class telecom service at
affordable cost
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Key Policy initiatives (contd..)
Opening of National & International
long distance
Launching of mobile service by
BSNL (2002)
Establishment of USO Fund
Broadband policy (2004)