INTRODUCTION

HISTORY
MARKET SHARE
GST IMPACT
CHALLENGES
FUTURE
CONCLUSION
Telecommunication is a process
in which information is
transferred from source to
destination.
We have been using Communication
Technology for years. Communication
or Telecommunication technology
consists of electromagnetic devices
and systems for communicating over
long distance
 HISTORY OF
TELECOM INDUSTRY
YEAR HISTORY
1851 1st Operational landlines were laid by the government near Calcutta ( seat of
British power )
1881 Telephone Service introduced in India.
1883 Merger with the Postal System.
1923 Formation of Indian Radio Telegraph Company (IRT)
1932 Merger of ETC and IRT into IRCC (Indian Radio and Cable Communication).

1947 Nationalization of all foreign telecommunication companies to form the

Posts, Telephone and Telegraph (PTT), a monopoly run by the Ministry of
Communication.
1985 Department of Telecommunications (DOT) established, an exclusive provider
of domestic and long distance service that would be its own regulator
(separate from the Postal System)
1986 Conversion of DOT into two wholly government-owned companies: the
VIDESH SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (VSNL) for international
Telecommunications and MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE LIMITED (MTNL)
for service in metropolitan areas.
1997 Cellular Services are launched in India. New National Telecom policy is
adapted.
2000 DOT becomes a corporation BSNL.
Market Shares of Wireless Service Providers as on
May 2017 (in Million)
 The GST Rate on Telecom Services is
18%. This is higher than 15% that
Consumers paid on their phone bills in
Taxes and cess, before July 1. However
under GST, the telecom operators will also
get the benefits of input tax credit,
bringing the overall effective rates lower
for consumers.
NEW INVESTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO:
• Upgrade existing infrastructure.
• Deploy new access network technologies.
• Handle all that new data traffic needs to be
upgraded to meet new requirements.
TELECOM INDUSTRY NEED TO BECOME MORE
FLEXIBLE:
• The required investments is too expensive.
• The new services that require these changes are
provided by third parties.
• TELECOM COMPANIES invest on new expensive
specialized equipment to support new services.
 To get a glimpse of what the “Future Of
Telecom” (the “FoT”) could look like, we
point to the potential capabilities of 5G
wireless technologies, and the planned
buildout of the FirstNet carrier-grade
public saftey network, along with the
rapidly evolving customer needs relating to
Internet of Things (IoT) services and service
models.
 Around Rs. 3 Lakh crores is expected to be
invested in sectorNumber of major players have
reduced to just threeInvestment in technologies will
boost job prospects.

Mobile data consumption India surpassed the

combined usage of the US and China in 2017, a year
that saw the landscape of the telecom sector being
altered with bitter competition and setting-in of the
much awaited consolidation phase.
 With latent demand for data
fuelling the digital economy, 2018
could be the growth year for the sector
where investment of around Rs. 3 lakh
crore is estimated to be made in next
two years.
 SAGAR
VISHWANATH
SRINIDHI
SURAJ