TELECOM - WRONG NUMBERS(S)

Article Abstract:

India has been listed among the 15 top telephone markets in the world. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the government owned, largest telephone service provider in India, hopes to double it service lines to 17.75 million lines by 1998 (9.8 million lines in 1994). DoT's failure can be characterised on three important measures of performance - quantity, quality and pricing structure. Quantitywise, out of a population of 1,000, only 13 people have phone connections. And considering the quality, even these 13 subscribers face several problems like lines having too much of disturbances and getting wrong number calls very often. In the price structure, basic service in Indian costs Rs0.3 per minute (elsewhere in the world, the price is Rs500 per month for unlimited calls in 15 km radius). Late night domestic calls in India cost Rs15 per minute (Rs5 per minute). Late night overseas calls Rs85 per minute (Rs20 per minute). In the Internet segment, personal service in India will cost Rs1,250 per month for 40 hours (Rs1,110 per month). Some of the factors that indicate failure in DoT's services are that the government earned a revenue of around Rs20 billion in 1996-97 as against the projected Rs36 billion. Of the 21 circles which were opened for privatization, 11 circles did not find takers. (gs) ------------------------------------------------------------ Current Capacity of Telephony in India ------------------------------------------------------------ Particulars March-1992 March-1997 ------------------------------------------------------------ Switching Capacity (million lines) 6.78 17.75 ------------------------------------------------------------ No of Exchanges 16,091 22,212 ------------------------------------------------------------ No of Direct Lines (million) 5.81 14.54 ------------------------------------------------------------ Waiting List 2.29 2.88 ------------------------------------------------------------ Average Annual Revenue (Rs) 8,548 10,817 ------------------------------------------------------------ No of Villages with Phone 75,260 267,782 Facility ------------------------------------------------------------

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India: Department of Telecommunications hopes to double its service lines to 17.75 mil lines by 1998

Telephone Communications, Telephone services

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THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE

Article Abstract:

In India, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)/Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) provide domestic connectivity while Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) provides international services. The telecom sector has been accorded infrastructure sector status and receives various benefits like tax holidays. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regulates tariffs and revenue sharing amongst service providers. MTNL, a public sector undertaking is the monopoly provider of basic telephone services in Mumbai and Delhi and its license is valid till March 31, 2013 AD. It plans to offer cellular services by the end of 1998-99. Around 95.6 percent of MTNL's service income comes from basic services. VSNL provides the necessary switching and transmission infrastructure to connect Indian domestic telecommunications network with foreign networks. Its services include voice, facsimile and data traffic and various specialised services like e-mail and video conferencing. It is India's monopoly carrier of international telecom traffic till 2004 AD and is projected to grow at 20 percent per annum by 2003 AD. (tsm)

Strategy & planning, Domestic Voice Telephone Service, Intnl Telephone Service, Domestic telephone services, International telephone services, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.

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EASTERN GASES LTD

Article Abstract:

Eastern Gases Ltd made a public issue in June 1996 of 5 million shares of Rs10 each aggregating Rs50 million. This was to finance its proposed 30,000 tonnes per annum liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unit at Durgapur. The issue was not fully subscribed and the company had to privately place shares worth Rs1.6 million with non-resident Indians. The company's LPG plant has not yet begun commercial operations. It plans to acquire its own LPG tankers to decrease costs and dependence on private transporters. (khr)

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Plans to acquire its own LPG tankers to decrease costs and dependence on private transporters

Natural Gas Liquid Extraction, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Eastern Gases Ltd.

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