Trai has also suggested that it would “periodically fix the minimum broadband download speeds.”
The regulator also reiterated some of the objectives of the “National Broadband Plan” that is under implementation, including connecting all habitations with population of more than 500 people with an optical fibre network.
The regulator has also included the need to categorize India’s telecom sector as infrastructure as one of the objectives. This has been part of the DoT’s budget recommendations for several years, but is yet to get the finance ministry’s approval. Assigning infrastructure status to a sector makes it eligible for fiscal and other incentives.
www.livemint.com-DoT-to-send-new-policy-to-cabinet.
The regulator also reiterated some of the objectives of the “National Broadband Plan” that is under implementation, including connecting all habitations with population of more than 500 people with an optical fibre network.
The regulator has also included the need to categorize India’s telecom sector as infrastructure as one of the objectives. This has been part of the DoT’s budget recommendations for several years, but is yet to get the finance ministry’s approval. Assigning infrastructure status to a sector makes it eligible for fiscal and other incentives.
www.livemint.com-DoT-to-send-new-policy-to-cabinet.
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