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02 Jan, 2021
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Covishield and COVID Vaccine
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Analysis of Telecom Sector: IUC Charges
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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National Digital Communications Policy, 2018
Objectives:
The overall objectives of the policy, to be achieved by 2022, are:
Specific Aims of the NDCP Policy 2018:
Strategy:
The policy also suggests the strategy by which these aims are to be achieved.
Conclusion:
With continuous expansion of India as a knowledge driven economy, ‘customer focused’ and ‘application driven’ policy for the Indian Telecom Sector, which can form the main pillar of Digital India has become the need of the hour.
Source: TH
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