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India appeals for judicious use of radio frequencies

Minister of State for Communication S Kabindra Purkayastha made the appeal recently at the International Telecommunication Union Conference at Minneapolis, US.

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In an official statement, he said India recognises the need of private sector participation in the development of telecommunication infrastructure and therefore, in the related activities of the ITU, his government is of the firm view that intergovernmental character of the union should be maintained and not diluted.

The minister pointed out that the government had taken various steps towards encouraging competition and efficiency after adopting the policy of liberalisation through privatisation in the field of basic telecommunication services, value added services like cellular mobile telephone, radio paging, radio trunking and VSAT services.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been established with a view to improving the service of public telecommunication providers and protecting interests of consumers, he added.

Purkayastha said a good manufacturing base of telecommunication equipment both in the government and private sector had been built by India and therefore India would like to share its high-level technical competence and managerial skill with other countries.

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