The National Telecom Policy was recently approved by the Union Cabinet. The policy aims to provide affordable and high-quality telecommunication services across India over the next 10 years. Key goals include increasing rural tele-density to 70% by 2017 and 100% by 2020, making India a global telecom manufacturing hub, providing broadband access of at least 2 Mbps to all, allowing free roaming and mobile number portability. The policy is expected to boost economic and social development in India by facilitating high-quality telecom infrastructure and services. It also aims to establish a more stable regulatory framework to prevent future scandals like the 2G spectrum issue and encourage further investment in the sector.

1. National Telecom Policy
Recently approved by the Union Cabinet, the salient features of the National Telecom
Policy are as follows:
• The policy aims at providing affordable, cost effective and high quality telecom
service at all India basis.
• Accelerate socio-economic development by having transformation and impact on
the overall economy.
• It aims at providing a stable policy regime for a period of 10 years.
• Increase rural tele-density from 39 at present to 70 by 2017 and 100 by 2020.
• To make India a global hub by active participation in Domestic Manufacturing.
• Its theme is "Broadband for All" at speed of 2 Mbps.
• Free roaming and one nation, i.e. Mobile number portability.
• Simplified Licensing System.
• Delinking of spectrum from license.
• Applicability of VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol (IPV6) Internet Protocol
Version 6.
Furthermore, the policy will enable to boost up existing service providers in fast
migration in a uniform and systematic environment providing a level paying field for all
of them.
Importance from examination point of view:
1) Short note - National Telecom Polity - 2012
2) Discuss main features of the recently approved NTP - 2012.
3) Examine the importance of introducing NTP - 2012 and discuss the importance of the
same in socio-economic development of India.
4) Do you agree with the fact that after facing 2G spectrum scam recently, it is necessary
to implement the NTP - 2012 in India? To what extent the new policy will be able to put
a check on such scams in the future.
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