TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN INDIA Overview The Indian telecommunication industry is the third largest in the world It is the second largest in terms of wireless connections India is the fastest grow ing mobile phone market in the w orld Tele-density in India is around 45% In Sep 2009, Gov ernment announced the av ailability of Mobile Number Portability from Dec 2009. MNP would allow users to retain their phone number even if they changed service providers >History of telecommunications in India Telegraph facilities in India w ere first introduced betw een Calcutta and Diamond Harbour in 1850 In 1953, work was started on telegraph lines connecting Calcutta, Agra, Peshawar, Bombay and Madras The first Telegraph Act was enacted in 1854 Telegraph facilities were opened to the public in 1855 The first telephone exchange in India w as opened in Calcutta in Jan 1882. Exchanges were also established in Bombay and Madras in the same year The pioneer of telegraph and telephones in India w as Dr. William O’Shaugnessy from the Calcutta Medical College Telecommunications in India today is governed by the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 >Further dev elopment of telecommunications 1902: first wireless telegraph between Saugor Islands and Sandheads (West Bengal) 1913-1914: first automatic telephone exchange established in Simla 1927: first radio telegraph system between India and UK with beam stations at Khadki and Daund (Maharashtra) 1960: first subscriber trunk dialing (STD) introduced betw een Kanpur and Lucknow 1979: first optical fibre system commissioned at Pune 1980: first satellite earth station for domestic communications established at Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh) 1985: first mobile telephone serv ice started on non-commercial basis in Delhi >1. Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) 1. TRAI is an independent regulator established in 1997 to regulate the communications sector in India 2. It consists of a Chairperson and two members 3. Objectives of TRAI include 1. To provide policies on communications in India 2. Manage licenses for telecommunications 3. Efficiently manage available spectrum 4. Ensure compliance with provisions >2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) 1. It is government-owned service provider operating in New Delhi, Bombay, Thane 2. It was established in 1986 3. Headquarters in New Delhi 4. MTNL launched India’s first 3G mobile serv ices in 2008 5. In 2004, MTNL established a fully ow ned subsidiary Mahanagar Telephones Mauritius Limited (MTML) for prov iding basic, mobile and longdistance operations in Mauritius 6. MTNL functions under the Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology >3. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) 1. Established in 1986 2. It is India’s largest telecommunications company in long-distance, enterprise data and internet services 3. Headquarters in Bombay 4. It has the w orld’s largest netw ork of submarine cables, by means of its subsidiary Tyco Global Netw ork 5. VSNL was renamed as Tata Communications in 2008 >4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 1. Established in 2000 by corporatization of the commercial services of the Department of Telecom 2. Headquarters in New Delhi 3. It is India’s oldest and largest communications serv ice prov ider 4. It operates in every major city except Bombay and New Delhi, which are run by the MTNL 5. Functions under the Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology #krithika
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