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An Overview of Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Framework in India

Posted by Abhishek Raj at Mar 25, 2022 02:06 AM | Permalink

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Abhishek Raj, a researcher at the Centre for Internet Society (CIS), has authored a document that provides an overview of the policy and regulatory environment surrounding telecommunications in India.

It summarises the legal and policy instruments that regulate telecom and internet service providers in the country. It covers following areas:

General overview of acts and associated policiesO
Operator licensing
Spectrum and associated fees
Backbone and backhaul infrastructure
Universal service/financial support
Gender and telecom

Read the full document here

The information from this document has also been added to the India’s country profile on the LocNet Wiki, which is regularly updated to keep abreast with developments in telecom policy.

The author is thankful to Divyansha Sehgal, Gurshabad Grover and Isha Suri for their review and suggestions.

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25 March, 2022
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