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It means "sharing of information over a distance". There are so many ways of tele - communi- -cations like: Telephones,
E-mails, chatting, Video - conferenc - ing, etc...India's telephone system, like many other aspects of telecommunications,is in the government sector,under the control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The modernization of the telephone system in India has been underway since 1986
when Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, a government corporation, was established to operate systems in
Bombay and New Delhi, and Videsh Sanchar Nigam, also government
owned, was set up as the overseas carrier.The number of telephone connections in India
rose from 800,000 in FY 1968 to 8 million in FY 1994.
The private sector and foreign companies have also entered into this sector, both as direct investors
and exporters of equipment and technology.There also are submarine telecommunications cables linking
India with Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. Although the government is a major manufacturer of
telephone equipment, the private sector--especially foreign ventures--is becoming increasingly involved
in manufacturing in the mid-1990s and paging, cellular phone service, and electronic mail are being introduced.
Three to four leading private players are likely to emerge as competition to the incumbents, BSNL and MTNL,
which have a significant presence across the value chain. The Tata Group, Reliance Infocom and Bharti Televentures
have announced plans to emerge as integrated telecom companies offering end-to-end services to customers.
Hutchison, on the other hand, appears to be focused on cellular services, with no stated intention of entering other businesses.
 The telecom sector has witnessed the presence of many leading foreign companies including US companies:
AT&T, Motorola, Nynex, US West, Hughes, Harris, Qualcomm, Sprint, Telstra, NTT, Singapore Telecom,
Philippine Telecom, Bezeq, Siemens, Ericsson, Nokia, Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Bell Canada among others.
India happens to be one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world and is adding around 4-5 million new customers every month.
India is now on the fifth spot in terms of mobile users in the world. However, considering the population of the country is more than billion,
it still provides a huge market for companies to sell their products.
»India has become the ‘crown jewel’ in Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecom.
»Nokia calls India its stepping stone to success. The mobile tariffs in India are some of the lowest
in the world and this has further fueled the demand for mobile phones in the market.
Telecommunication service listing:
» Reliance infocomm Ltd
» Teletech services Ltd
» Bharti enterprise Ltd
» Airtel telecom Ltd
» Spice telecom Ltd
» Hutch telecom Ltd
» Idea telecom Ltd
» Videsh sanchar nigam Ltd
» Bharat sanchar nigam Ltd
» Mahanagar telephone nigam Ltd
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