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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.
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
Mar
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Tech Thought Leadership Session on Cloud and Sustainability: The journey towards net-zero emissions
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
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"
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
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
Jun
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FICCI welcomes further policy reforms of the OSP Guidelines announced by the Ministry of Communications
May
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
Oct
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Cybersecurity sector requires indigenization, Industry should invest to make it Atmanirbhar - National Cyber Security Coordinator, GoI
Feb
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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
Sep
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India can be global hub for data refining: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jun
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Interaction with Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, DoT and ICT and Digital Economy Committee Meeting
Mar
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First Meeting of the FICCI’s Council on Telecom, Electronics and Digital Economy (TED Council)
Feb
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Luncheon Meeting with Mr Himanshu Kapania, Vice Chairman and Director Telecom, Grasim Industries Ltd
Sep
Aug
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Data protection law for data-driven processes & innovation soon
Jul
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India Language Stack can help in overcoming the barriers of communication: Secretary MeitY, Ajay Prakash Sawhney
May
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FICCI welcomes draft National Digital Communication Policy 2018
Feb
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Draft NTP 2018 to be in public domain in 2-3 weeks: DoT Secretary
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
Aug
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Adopting ICT Solutions for Digital Growth & Transformation
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
Dec
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It is vital to eliminate convenience charge by the banks, says TRAI Chairman RS Sharma
Nov
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TRAI Chairman believes that the interconnection controversy can be resolved through a discussion with CEOs
Jul
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The digital content economy is poised to see the exponential growth in next 3-4 years
May
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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'
Mar
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Make in India Show @ CeBIT-2016
Jan
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Seminar on "FICCI & WBA Vision Forum: Digital India - Connecting the Unconnected"
Sep
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Interaction with Shri R.S. Sharma, Chairman, TRAI and Communications & Digital Economy Committee Meeting
Aug
Jul
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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
May
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FICCI comments on Government's decision not to appeal in Vodafone case
Nov
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Seminar on 'Leveraging Pro-AV Communications Technology in Propelling India's Digital Future'
Oct
Dec
Study
Telecom Sector 2013: Internet of People to Internet of Things - The Future of Communication
Oct
Jan
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Interacive Meeting with Dr. Vinton G Cerf & Mr. Nitin Desai on Deepening Multistakeholderism in Internet Governance
Dec
Sep
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FICCI's Reaction on Supreme Court Judgement on Presidential Reference in '2G Judgement'
Aug
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FICCI expresses deep concern at the High Reserve Price for 2G Spectrum
Mar
Study
Working Towards the Sustainable Development of an Energy Efficient & Environment-Friendly Telecommunications
Jan
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FICCI Welcomes Vodafone's Win
Dec
Nov
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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
Oct
Study
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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FICCI Mobile Value Added Services Knowledge Series: Location Based Services - The Next Frontier
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Interactive Panel Discussion on Demystifying 3G and BWA: Future Strategies & Projections
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Driving Investment in emerging economies in the changing global financial environment
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