In 2018, the central government came out with the National Digital Communications Policy that replaced the National Telecom Policy, 2012. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government also decided to rechristen ‘Telecom Commission’ as ‘Digital Communications Commission’. In two key initiatives that guide the growth and development of the sector, the term ‘telecom’ was replaced with ‘digital communications’ The National Digital Communications Policy, 2018, was focused on catering to the “modern needs of the digital communications sector of India’. Seven years down the line, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has come out with a draft policy, bringing back the term ‘telecom’.
The draft National Telecom Policy, 2025, is anchored in six strategic missions: universal and meaningful connectivity, fostering innovation, promoting domestic manufacturing, ensuring secure and trusted network, enhancing ease of living and doing business and advancing sustainable development In the draft, the DoT noted that the new policy “responds to the emerging opportunities and challenges presented by next-generation technologies such as 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Quantum Communications, Satellite Network, and Blockchain.
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