The Indian Telecommunication industry is the fastest growing in the world. Telecom sector has been considered as an important tool for the socio-economic development of the country. Indian telecom industry has witnessed phenomenal growth in subscriber base during last decade. Regulatory reform in telecom service sector has focused on opening monopoly markets to full competition. The liberalisation of telecom markets has required a new set of regulatory reform and policies by which fair competition in markets take place. Policies and reforms measured by Government, wireless technologies, active participation of private sectors played important role in the rapid growth of telecom sector in India. This paper analyzes the changing shift of Indian telecom sector from a monopolistic to a competetitive environment. The National Telecom Policy 1994 & New Telecom Policy 1999 established a strong and independent regulatory mechanism with well defined power and responsibilities. This paper is an attempt to examine the impact of policies and reforms on the growth of Indian Telecom Sector.
telecom industry, reforms, national telecom policy
