From The Economic Times · ET Online · · 1m 20s
India dissolves 37-year-old telecom policy body
The Digital Communications Commission, which shaped India's telecom policy since 1989, has been dissolved with immediate effect.
In brief
The Digital Communications Commission, which shaped India's telecom policy since 1989, has been dissolved with immediate effect. India's apex telecom decision-making body has been dissolved, ending 37 years of coordinating complex policy matters across government departments. Originally reported by The Economic Times.
India dissolves telecom policy body
The government has dissolved the Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body for telecom and digital communication policy, effective immediately.
“The Government of India has decided that the Digital Communications Commission be dissolved.”
Three decades of telecom governance
The body was established as the Telecom Commission in 1989 and renamed the Digital Communications Commission in 2018, handling major policy decisions for nearly four decades.
Who sat on the commission
The DCC comprised senior officials from NITI Aayog, the Finance Ministry, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, and other government departments.
What the DCC actually did
The commission resolved complex telecom policy issues, decided on spectrum pricing, and approved most Trai recommendations before Cabinet referral.
Last decision on satellite spectrum
The commission held its final meeting on September 3, finalizing decisions on satellite communication spectrum that now await Cabinet approval.
Starlink and others await spectrum
Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio Satellite Communications have permission to offer satcom services but cannot launch until they receive spectrum allocation and security clearance.
What matters most
India's apex telecom decision-making body has been dissolved, ending 37 years of coordinating complex policy matters across government departments.
