Telecom
Commission
The
Telecom Commission was set up by the Government of India vide
Notification dated 11th April, 1989 with
administrative and financial powers of the Government of India
to deal with various aspects of Telecommunications. The
Commission consists of a Chairman, four full time members, who
are ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India in the
Department of Telecommunications and four part time members who
are the Secretaries to the Government of India of the concerned
Departments. The composition of the Commission is as follows:-
|
Designation
|
Name
|
|
Chairman
|
D. S. Mathur
|
|
Member(Finance)
|
Manju Madhavan
|
|
Member(Production)
|
|
|
Member(Services)
|
G. S. Grover
|
|
Member(Technology)
|
K. Shridhara |
The
part time Members of Telecom Commission are
-
Secretary
(Department of Information Technology)
-
Secretary
(Finance)
-
Secretary
(Planning Commission) and
-
Secretary
(Industrial Policy & Promotion).
The Telecom Commission and the Department of Telecommunications
are responsible for policy formulation, licensing,
wireless spectrum management, administrative monitoring of PSUs,
research and development and standardization/validation of
equipment etc. The multi-pronged strategies followed by the
Telecom Commission have not only transformed the very structure
of this sector but have motivated all the partners to contribute
in accelerating the growth of the sector.
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STRUCTURE OF DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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.