TELECOM sector in india

1. TELECOM INDUSTRY IN INDIA Presented By:Submitted To:Dr. Sandhir Sharma Group 10Chitkara Business School Gagandeep Singh Mohit Sharma Aman Mahajan Karun Sharma Kanika Dhawan Ashima Gupta
2. Well Postal means of communication wasthe only mean communication until theyear 1850. In 1850 experimental electric TELECOM INDUSTRYtelegraph started for first time in Indiabetween Calcutta (Kolkata) and DiamondIN INDIAHarbor (southern suburbs of Kolkata, onthe banks of the Hooghly River).In 1851, it was opened for the use of theBritish East India Company. Subsequentlyconstruction of telegraph started throughout India. A separate department wasopened to the public in 1854. Dr.WilliamO’Shaughnessy, who pioneered thetelegraph and telephone in India.
3. ESTABLISHMENT 1851 First operational landlines were laid by government near Calcutta 1881 Telephone services introduced into India. 1883 Merger with postal system. 1923 Indian radio telegraph company formed. 1932 Merger of ETC and IRT Indian radio and cable communication company
4. CONT.. 1947 Nationalization of foreign telecom companies to form posts, telephone & telegraph. 1985 Department of telecommunication established. 1986 Conversion of DOT into two wholly state owned companies VSNL for international telecommunications & MTNL for service & metropolitan areas. 1994 National telecom policy created with a motto
5. CONT.. 1995 Entry of GSM in india triggering telecom revolution. BPL mobile services launched. 1997 Telecom regulatory authority of india formed in January. 1999 NTP-99. national telecom policy with reformed goals set. 2000
6. CONT.. 2005 ILD & NLD annual license fees reduced from 15% to 6%. 2008 3G guidelines issued, spectrum allocation through auction, foreign players allowed to bid. 2009 TRAI announces rules & regulations to be followed for mobile number portability.
7. MAJOR PLAYERS OF TELECOMINDUSTRY & YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT1) Bharti airtel-19852) BSNL-20003) Vodafone