The National Telecom Policy 2018 is expected to present a growth road map of the Indian telecom sector, which is reeling under a severe financial stress, for a period of next five years. Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to float draft of the National Telecom Policy 2018 within a week for public comments, an official source said. “The draft (of the NTP 2018) is very likely to be issued within a week,” the source, who is closely associated with policy draft formulation, told PTI. The NTP 2018 is expected to present a growth road map of the Indian telecom sector, which is reeling under a severe financial stress, for a period of next five years. Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan last month had said the government will look at positioning the telecom sector primarily as an enabler to boost the economy rather than a revenue earner under the new NTP.

Source: Mint February 04, 2018 06:33 UTC