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NTP'99 - 3.8 Global Mobile
Personal Communication Services
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The Government has opened up the GMPCS market in India and has
issued a provisional licence. The terms of the final licence would
need to be finalised in consultation with TRAI by June 30, 1999. All
the calls originating or terminating in India shall pass through
VSNL gateway or in case of bypass, it should be possible to monitor
these calls in the Indian gateways. VSNL is also to be compensated
in case gateway is bypassed.
The GMPCS operators shall be free to provide voice and non-voice
messages, data service and information services utilising any type
of network equipment, including circuit and/or packet switches that
meet the relevant International Telecommunication Union (ITU) /
Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) standards. However, the
licences be awarded after the proposals are scrutinised from the
security angle by the Government.
The appropriate entry fee/revenue sharing structure would be
recommended by TRAI, keeping in view the objectives of the New
Telecom Policy.
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