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With a subscriber base of nearly 1,210.71 million, as of July 2017, India is accounted for the 2nd largest telecom network in the world and has registered strong growth in the past decade and a half. The Indian mobile economy is growing rapidly and will contribute substantially to India’s Gross Domestic Product as the country is the fourth largest app economy in the world. 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.
FICCI’s ICT and Digital Economy Committee have been working extensively with several stakeholders across industry verticals and has contributed immensely towards the sustainable growth and development of the Telecom sector of India. With prime focus on prevailing major issues and policy matters of the Telecom sector, the committee has been working proactively alongside Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, and other stakeholders, playing a significant role in the further advancement of next-generation reforms while steadfastly adopting and disseminating best practices in the field of telecommunications. The committee has also been playing a phenomenal role in bridging the digital divide in the country, identifying the competitiveness and potential areas of cooperation in the global market. One of the recent and best examples of Communications and Digital Economy Committee’s commitment towards policy reforms in telecommunications is its active participation and involvement in the drafting of National Telecom Policy 2018. Various sub-committees have also been formed under the Communications and digital economy committee which play an active role in assisting the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the process of policy and official guideline formulation in the areas like spectrum and licensing, Internet and Access, new technologies, policy reforms, M2M, IoT, broadband and digital infrastructure, devices, ISP, Cyber Security etc.
With a subscriber base of nearly 1,210.71 million, as of July 2017, India is accounted for the 2nd largest telecom network in the world and has registered strong growth in the past decade and a half. The Indian mobile economy is growing rapidly and will contribute substantially to India’s Gross Domestic Product as the country is the fourth largest app economy in the world. 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 the 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. It is estimated that the Indian telecom sector is expected to generate four million direct and indirect jobs over the next five. The employment opportunities are expected to be created due to a combination of government’s initiatives like Digital India, Make in India, and Smart City Projects etc. to increase penetration in rural areas and the rapid increase in smartphone sales and rising internet usage.
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Government should constitute an "Inclusion Framework for Local Languages" under Digital India - Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paytm
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Digital is the key central theme for the government - Dr Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, GoI
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New-age technologies are further expanding this growth - Shri Abhishek Singh, Managing Director & CEO, Digital India Corporation (DIC), President & CEO, National e-Governance Division (NeGD) &, CEO, MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India
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Digital Bharat 2022
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Mar
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Tech Thought Leadership Session on Cloud and Sustainability: The journey towards net-zero emissions
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Dec
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Making internet accessible and available in the language of the Indian consumers is an absolute prime objective of the government: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Bhashantara 2021
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Economic Impact of Encryption in India
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Oct
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GeM is engaging with MeitY to bring more cloud services on its portal: Joint Secretary and ACEO, GeM
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FICCI Tech Thought Leadership Session on Frugal Procurement for ICT Services "Everything as a Service"
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Aug
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Pre- India IGF 2021 Session on The importance of UA in multilingual internet as a socio-economic tool of empowerment
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FICCI - Tech Thought Leadership Session on World Entrepreneurs' Day 2021
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Jul
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Pace at which digital adoption has taken place across the country is phenomenal; Digital India played a huge role since the pandemic struck: Abhishek Singh, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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FICCI welcomes further policy reforms of the OSP Guidelines announced by the Ministry of Communications
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Role of Telecommunications in the Fight Against Global Pandemic
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Mar
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Digital transformation through Blockchain and Smart Contracts will help create a thriving economy: Chief Technology Officer, EMURGO Academy
Nov
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FICCI welcomes the simplified OSP guidelines announced by the government
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FICCI-ILIA Universal Acceptance Technical Workshop on Email Address Internationalization Overview
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Oct
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Cybersecurity sector requires indigenization, Industry should invest to make it Atmanirbhar - National Cyber Security Coordinator, GoI
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Industry leaders discuss ways to create a safe and positive online environment at a FICCI initiative on Safer Internet
Oct
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MyGov to engage more with Indic Language speaking citizens: MeitY
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India can be global hub for data refining: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Invest DigiComm 2019
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Interaction with Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, DoT and ICT and Digital Economy Committee Meeting
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First Meeting of the FICCI’s Council on Telecom, Electronics and Digital Economy (TED Council)
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Luncheon Meeting with Mr Himanshu Kapania, Vice Chairman and Director Telecom, Grasim Industries Ltd
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BTS-CyberComm 2018: Cybersecurity in the Age of Smart Manufacturing
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Aug
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Data protection law for data-driven processes & innovation soon
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India Language Stack can help in overcoming the barriers of communication: Secretary MeitY, Ajay Prakash Sawhney
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Bhashantara
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May
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FICCI welcomes draft National Digital Communication Policy 2018
Feb
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FICCI Inputs on Licensing Reforms for the formulation of Proposed NTP 2018
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Draft NTP 2018 to be in public domain in 2-3 weeks: DoT Secretary
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M2M - changing lives of 130 crore+ Indians
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Launch of FICCI-EY Report on M2M by Ms Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, DoT
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Oct
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Optic fibre network reaches 83,000 gram panchayats; BharatNet to give fillip to e-commerce, e-governance, education and television services: DoT Secretary
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TRAI favors defining responsibility of stakeholders for data protection
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iBharat 2017
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Aug
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Adopting ICT Solutions for Digital Growth & Transformation
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Adopting ICT Solutions for Digital Growth & Transformation
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Apr
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Sh P P Chaudhary Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Law & Justice launches FICCI-ILIA to promote Indic internet and states that the government aims to connect 90 per cent of India with internet services by 2018
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India Internet Conference 2017
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Dec
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It is vital to eliminate convenience charge by the banks, says TRAI Chairman RS Sharma
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Seminar on Demonetization to Digital Remonetization
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Nov
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Broadband Infrastructure for Transforming India
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India Telecom 2016
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Sep
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TRAI Chairman believes that the interconnection controversy can be resolved through a discussion with CEOs
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The digital content economy is poised to see the exponential growth in next 3-4 years
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Seminar on ICT Solutions for Digital and Smart Delhi
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Seminar on 'ICT Solutions for Digital and Smart Telangana'
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Seminar on 'ICT Solutions for Digital and Smart Gujarat'
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Make in India Show @ CeBIT-2016
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Seminar on "FICCI & WBA Vision Forum: Digital India - Connecting the Unconnected"
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Interaction with Shri R.S. Sharma, Chairman, TRAI and Communications & Digital Economy Committee Meeting
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Wireless Broadband Vision Forum
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FICCI seminar on Integrated Digital Solutions for a Smarter Karnataka
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Making e-Governance tick: Call for Chief Technology Officer to make govt. operate as a unified, responsive machinery in a data-driven manner
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Digital Bharat Seminar Series
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May
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Speeding Ahead on the Telecom and Digital Economy Highway
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Digital Bharat - 2015
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FICCI comments on Government's decision not to appeal in Vodafone case
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Seminar on 'Leveraging Pro-AV Communications Technology in Propelling India's Digital Future'
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Seminar on M2M "Internet of Everything"
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Telecom Sector 2013: Internet of People to Internet of Things - The Future of Communication
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IIGC report:
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India Telecom 2013
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Internet, Mobile & Digital Economy Conference (IMDEC) 2013
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Interacive Meeting with Dr. Vinton G Cerf & Mr. Nitin Desai on Deepening Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance
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Dec
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Envisioning The next Telecom Revolution
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India Telecom 2012
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FICCI's Reaction on Supreme Court Judgement on Presidential Reference in '2G Judgement'
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Curtain Raiser Ceremony of India Telecom 2012
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FICCI expresses deep concern at the High Reserve Price for 2G Spectrum
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Working Towards the Sustainable Development of an Energy Efficient & Environment-Friendly Telecommunications
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Green Telecom: The Way Forward
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FICCI Welcomes Vodafone's Win
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m-Powering India
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India Telecom 2011
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Nov
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Mobile Handset Report: Providing Mobility to Every Indian
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Interactive Session and Release of Mobile Handset Report - 'Mobile Handsets: Providing Mobility to Every Indian'
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FICCI -Ernst & Young- Report on Mobile Handset Sector calls for strong policy intervention for growth of the industry
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Report NTP 2011
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Fostering economic growth through next generation reforms in enterprise services and data sector
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Interactive Session with Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, GoI on Draft National Telecom Policy 2011
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Curtain Raiser of India Telecom-2011
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Interactive Meeting on National Telecom Policy 2011
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India Telecom 2010
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Curtain Raiser Ceremony of India Telecom 2010-Broadband for All
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FICCI Mobile Value Added Services Knowledge Series: Location Based Services - The Next Frontier
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Interactive Meeting on the Road to Broadband-Investment & Innovation
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India Telecom 2009
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Curtain Raiser Ceremony of India Telecom 2009: Telecom for Inclusive Growth
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Workshop on Internet Governance and Inclusive Growth
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Interactive Panel Discussion on Demystifying 3G and BWA: Future Strategies & Projections
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Connecting Rural India the Untapped Growth Opportunity
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India Telecom 2008
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Driving Investment in emerging economies in the changing global financial environment
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Curtain Raiser Ceremony of India Telecom 2008
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Workshop on Building an Ecosystem for Internet Governance
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Seminar on Rural Telecom Connectivity Opportunities and Challenges
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