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Department of Telecommunications

The Department of Telecommunications, abbreviated to DoT, is a department of the Ministry of Communications of the executive branch of the Government of India.

Department overview

1985 (1985)

Government of India

New Delhi, India

  • K. Rajaraman, IAS[2], Chairman of Telecom Commission and Telecom Secretary[3]

Ministry of Communications

www.dot.gov.in

History[edit]

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.

launched portal in 2013.[4]

Sanchar Saathi

Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC)

Universal Service Obligation Fund(USOF)

Wireless Monitoring Organization

Director General Telecom

Controller of Communication Accounts(CCA)

Centre for Development of Telematics(C-DOT)

National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research Innovation Training(NTIPRIT)

National Institute of Communication Finance(NICF)

(TERM) Cells, formerly Vigilance Telecom Monitoring (VTM)

Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring

(WPC)

Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing

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Telephone Advisory Committees

The following units function under the DoT:[5]

(BSNL)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

(ITI)

Indian Telephone Industries Limited

(TCIL)

Telecommunications Consultants India Limited

(BBNL)

Bharat Broadband Network Limited

Indian Communication Finance Service

Central Civil Services


Central Engineering Services

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