Department of Telecommunications

Indian Government Entity

Ashwini Vaishnaw^[1], Minister of Communications (India)

Deputy Minister responsible

Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of state for Ministry of Communications

Department executive

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

Parent departmentMinistry of CommunicationsWebsitewww.dot.gov.in

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

History

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.

Services

launched Sanchar Saathi portal in 2013.^[4]

Statutory Bodies

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT) Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

Attached Offices

Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC)
Universal Service Obligation Fund(USOF)

Subordinate Offices

Wireless Monitoring Organization

Field Offices

Director General Telecom
Controller of Communication Accounts(CCA)

Autonomous Bodies

Centre for Development of Telematics(C-DOT)

Training Institutes

National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research Innovation Training(NTIPRIT)
National Institute of Communication Finance(NICF)

Specialised Units

The following units function under the DoT:^[5]

Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cells, formerly Vigilance Telecom Monitoring (VTM)
Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC)
Telephone Advisory Committees^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Central Public Sector Undertakings

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI)
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)
Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

References

^ "PM Modi announces list of Cabinet ministers with portfolios - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Telcom Secy Rakesh Garg shunted out to Minority Affairs | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ Mitra, Sounak (April 2013). "M F Farooqui takes charge as DoT secretary | Business Standard News". Business Standard India. business-standard.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Sanchar Saathi: Now subscribers can track, block lost cellphone via portal". The Economic Times. 2023-05-17. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Units Under DOT | Department of Telecommunications, Government of India". www.dot.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23.
^ "Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs) | PHP Section | Circulars/Notifications | Department of Telecommunications". Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Telephone Advisory Committees (TACs)". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "Raghuram Rajan went ahead with TAC view on interest rate". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "BSNL holds second TAC meeting". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "BSNL to provide 3G connectivity to Lasalgaon, Satana". Times of India. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^ "Circular" (PDF). dot.gov.in.
^ Varma, M. Dinesh (17 May 2011). "Core function of TAC remains unchanged". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
^ "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting of BSNL organised". dailypost.in. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Telephone Advisory Committee meeting presided over by Dr Ashok Tanwar Member of Parliament". firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "DoT mandates BSNL Employees to Download Aarogya Setu App for Safety". bsnltariff.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ "DoT says, The Indian Contract Act of 1872, No SIM card to Minors". www.telecomtariff.in.

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