Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published a draft consultation on January 3, 2018, in order to review the opinions and views of stakeholders.
The main objectives of the National Telecom Policy-2018 include attracting an investment equivalent to $100 billion in the communication sector; achieving 900 million broadband connections at a minimum download speed of 2 Mbps; develop 10 million public Wi-Fi hotspots in the country; catapult India into the top-50 nations in terms of network readiness.
TRAI has requested the stakeholders to give their written comments on structure and contents of the proposed inputs for NTP-2018 by January 19, 2018. It has also asked for their views on any other issue related to policy framework, which stakeholders feel is important for the growth of the telecom sector.