Draft Telecom Policy to be out on May 1

New Delhi
The government is likely to release the National Telecom Policy daraft on May 1 to seek public comments, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on Thursday. “The direction of the new policy, that we hope you will see as early as on May 1, will be reform-oriented, investor friendly and bring down the cost of compliances,” she said at the AGM of US industry body Amcham. She mentioned that the proposed NTP will be placed for public comments for 15-20 days. “It (NTP) will trigger innovation, focus on Make in India and provide opportunities for partnerships,” she said.