India's Telecom Reform - Indian Institute of Public Administration
India's Telecom Reform - Indian Institute of Public Administration
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India’s <strong>Telecom</strong> <strong>Reform</strong>: A Chronological Account<br />
Table 4: FDI Inflow (Year-Wise) (Aug 1991 to December 2002 (Rs.in Millions)<br />
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002<br />
Inflow 21 161 2,228 9,876 22,328 40,084 42,211 45,097 84,806 95,621<br />
Source: DOT Annual Report 2002-03<br />
Table 5: Villages Covered by Village <strong>Public</strong> Telephones<br />
As on<br />
31 March 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004<br />
Number 185,136 216,632 267,832 310,687 340,640 374,605 408,922 468,862 514,287 521,468<br />
Source: NCAER Centre for Infrastructure Data Base<br />
Table 6: Status <strong>of</strong> Mobile Phones and Internet<br />
Subscribers<br />
Year<br />
Mobile<br />
Phones<br />
Internet<br />
Subscribers<br />
1997-98 794,232 25,000<br />
1998-99 1,070,603 150,000<br />
1999-00 1,599,364 350,000<br />
2000-01 3,107,449 650,000<br />
2001-02 5,478,932 1,130,000<br />
2002-03 10,480,430 1,699,000<br />
2003-04 (Sept.) 18,306,142 2,942,000<br />
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Source: www.coai.com,<br />
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Source: www.exhange4media.com<br />
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