Indian Telecom History

• Indian Telecom History - Volume - I
  
  1851: The sprawling Posts and Telegraphs Department, for instance, occupied a small corner of the public works department, in.
  1854: A regular, separate department was opened, when telegraph facilities were thrown open to the public.
  
  1950: In 1950 the number of Telephone Exchanges absorbed from princely states was 196 1985: Two separate Departments for the Posts and the Telecommunications were created.
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  1994: First Telecom policy for India was framed.
  1995 : GSM entered in India.
  1997: TRAI was formed.
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  2004: BROADBAND POLICY
  2005: Lowest call charges in the world ($ 0.03)
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• Indian Telecom History - Volume - II
  
  1981:Prime Minister Indira Gandhi signed contracts with of France to merge with the state owned Telecom Company (ITI), in an effort to set up 5,000,000 lines per year.
  1985: First mobile telephone service started on non-commercial basis in Delhi.
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  1995: GSM entered India. Historic first cell phone-call was made by MobileNet-joint venture between Telstra (Australia) & B.K. Modigroup. First call was made by Jyoti Basu.
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  1996: Tata teleservices was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India with the Andhra Pradesh circle.
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  2004: BROADBAND POLICY
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  2005: Lowest call charges in the world ($ 0.03)
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  2006 : India One plan launched. Reliance Communications was the first to launch on Jnauary 1.
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  2007 : Bharti Airtel become the first India operator to cross 50 million mark.
  2007 : DOTopened Universal Service Access License; 575 applications came as response.
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  2008 : DOT granted 120 new licenses.
  2008 : 3G guidelines declared
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