Department of Telecommunications (India)
- Department of Telecommunications (India)
The Department of Telecommunications is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the executive branch of the Government of India.
Telecom services have been recognized the world-over as an important tool for socio-economic development for a nation and hence telecom infrastructure is treated as a crucial factor to realize the socio-economic objectives in India. Accordingly, the Department of Telecom has been formulating developmental policies for the accelerated growth of the telecommunication services. The Department is also responsible for grant of licenses for various telecom services like Unified Access Service Internet and VSAT service. The Department is also responsible for frequency management in the field of radio communication in close coordination with the international bodies. It also enforces wireless regulatory measures by monitoring wireless transmission of all users in the country.
External links
* [http://www.dot.gov.in/index.html Official site]
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