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• Rules for Spectrum Usage Charges, liberalisation of prevailing communication technologies,
Spectrum, and earnest money deposits were
streamlined and notified well in time to make the standardisation activities and adapting them to suit
process of auction of spectrum fair, objective,
transparent and unambiguous. Indian conditions in different sectors.
• The entire process of decision making on reserve price Empowering Consumers:
determination was expedited. Mobile Number Portability
• Once these decisions were taken, a clear message • Government envisaging One Nation - Full Mobile
went out that the intentions of the government are Number Portability (MNP) in the country decided to
clear, transparent and coupled with the favourable allow Full Mobile Number Portability and the decision
growth scenario in the country. The highest ever was notified in September, 2014 and necessary
auction amount was received in India. amendments to Mobile Number Portability license
conditions and other instructions were issued on
• India with more than 97 crore mobile phones users, 03.11.2014.
more than 30 crore internet connections and the great
future which awaits digital India has created further • The operators have been given a time till July, 2015 to
confidence in the Industry leading to this historic implement the mobile number portability.
success. This will go in long way in implementing the
Digital India Mission of the Hon'ble P.M. • MNP enables the subscribers to change their licence
service area and still retain their mobile number. This
National Telecom M2M will also help the Government in developing mobile
Roadmap number as an identity of individuals for providing
various government services and more towards JAM
• ‘National Telecom M2M Roadmap’ launched by the (Jan Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile) Trinity.
Minister of Communications & IT on 12th May, 2015.
Public Internet Access
• Roadmap document endeavours to assimilate various Programme
M2M standards, outline policy and regulatory
approaches and measures for increased M2M • WiFi connectivity at prominent tourist places in the
proliferation. It includes International M2M scenario, country is being provided in a phased manner.
Hon’ble Minister inaugurating the National Telecom • The first WiFi facility by BSNL at Varanasi’s famous
M2M Roadmap Dashashwamedh Ghat was inaugurated by the Minister
of Communications & IT on 8th February, 2015.
• 30 such hotspots around Husain Sagar Lake,
Hyderabad, inaugurated by the Minister on 16th April,
2015.
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