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Telecom industry National (with special reference to role of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) & Global Scenario (Market)

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TELECOM INDUSTRY OF INDIAIndia is currently the worlds second-largest telecommunications market and has registered strong growth in the past decade and half. The Indian mobile economy is growing rapidly and is expected to contribute substantially to Indias Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The liberal and reformist policies of the Government of India have been instrumental along with strong consumer demand in the rapid growth in the Indian telecom sector. The government has enabled easy market access to telecom equipment and a fair and proactive regulatory framework that has ensured availability of telecom services to consumer at affordable prices. The deregulation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms has made the sector one of the fastest growing and a top five employment opportunity generator in the country. According to the Department of Telecommunication of India (DoT), as on March 2015, India has 302.35 million internet connections.

MILESTONES OF TELECOMMUNICATION IN INDIAPre-1902 Cable telegraph.1902 First wireless telegraph station established between Sagar Island and Sandhead.1907 First Central Battery of telephones introduced in Kanpur.19131914 First Automatic Exchange installed in Shimla.1927 Radio-telegraph system between the UK and India, with Imperial Wireless Chain beam stations at Khadki and Daund. Inaugurated by Lord Irwin on 23 July by exchanging greetings with King George V.1933 Radiotelephone system inaugurated between the UK and India.1953 12 channel carrier system introduced.1960 First subscriber trunk dialling route commissioned between Lucknow and Kanpur.[citation needed]1975 First PCM system commissioned between Mumbai City and Andheri telephone exchanges.1976 First digital microwave junction.1979 First optical fibre system for local junction commissioned at Pune.1980 First satellite earth station for domestic communications established at Sikandarabad, U.P..1983 First analogue Stored Programme Control exchange for trunk lines commissioned at Mumbai.1984 C-DOT established for indigenous development and production of digital exchanges.1995 First mobile telephone service started on non-commercial basis on 15 August 1995 in Delhi.1995 Internet Introduced in India starting with Laxmi Nagar, Delhi 15 August 1995.

ESTABLISHMENT AND ROLE OF TRAIThe entry of private service providers brought with it the inevitable need for independent regulation. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was, thus, established with effect from 20th February 1997 by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services which were earlier vested in the Central Government.TRAI's mission is to create and nurture conditions for growth of telecommunications in the country in a manner and at a pace which will enable India to play a leading role in emerging global information society. One of the main objectives of TRAI is to provide a fair and transparent policy environment which promotes a level playing field and facilitates fair competition. The directions, orders and regulations issued cover a wide range of subjects including tariff, interconnection and quality of service as well as governance of the Authority.

TELECOM INDUSTRY ON A GLOBAL SCENARIOThe telecommunications industry is continuing to change at breakneck speed. Faced with ongoing disruption from every side, operators have recognized and are taking advantage of their pivotal enabling role in a digital society.Mounting pressure on the bottom line means the emphasis is still on driving efficiencies into the business, yet many operators are also exploring new opportunities in a rapidly widening digital ecosystem as they look to meet a new wave of customer demands.The telecommunications industry has changed radically in the past 10 years as data-hungry customers with smart devices consume ever more bandwidth.

TOP 15 TELECOM COMPANIES IN THE WORLD Rank Brand Parent Company Brand Value($bn) 1 Vodafone Vodafone Group 26.59 2 AT&T AT&T 24.6 3 Verizon Verizon Comm. 24.38 4 Orange France Telecom 18.35 5 China Mobile China Mobile 13.87 6 Telecom Italia Telecom Italia 9.43 7 T-Mobile Deutsche Telekom 8.96 8 Movistar Telefonica 7.95 9 NTT DoCoMo NTTC 7.54 10 BT BT Group 7.29 11 Sprint Sprint Nextel Corp. 7.07 12 Telefonica Telefonica 6.33 13 Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent 5.16 14 America Movil America Movil 5.08

FUTURE OF TELECOM INDUSTRYThe telecommunications industry and related verticals will continue to evolve dynamically over the next five years.Boundaries will blur among product categories as a range of industry actors shape customer demand scenarios.Partnerships will play an ever more important role in driving innovation. In this light, operators must reconsider areas where they can take more discrete value chain positions as business-to business (B2B) approaches become a key facet of value creation. New technologies can help maximize the performance of existing fixed and mobile infrastructure, but operators must consider how best to combine different network standards to support the Internet of Things.

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