The Icfai University Press on Telecommunications in India: Emerging Scenario

Telecommunication forms an important base infrastructure for modern economies and has become an integral part of various activities of such economies. Telecommunication plays an important role in developing the economic order by eliminating the distance and the associated time constraint. The Indian telecom sector is growing at a great pace. The sector has become one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world (mobile phone connections in India are growing at the rate of six million per month, or 72 million per year). With the telecom towers coming up in the rural areas and extension of telecommunications into the rural hinterland, the number of mobile connections is expected to increase tremendously. The rapid expansion of the telecom network even in the semi-urban and rural areas has done a lot of good for the country and its economy. For example, several new initiatives in bringing information and developments that are useful to the farming community are possible by rural tele-connectivity. Telecom reach also makes e-governance possible. The increasing tele-density has changed the lifestyles across the country and has been a positive factor in sustaining the economic growth in the country. In this context, this book, IUP on Telecommunications in India: Emerging Scenario, will make useful reading capturing the current perspective of the telecom sector and the new trends in telecommunication in India. The book presents a series of well-written articles that bring out the essence of the happenings in the sector.