Year Ender 2024: This year has been special for the telecom sector. India has done unprecedented work in providing broadband internet along with setting a new record in 5G rollout. The Department of Telecommunications has released a list of achievements of the telecom sector this year, which includes abolition of the 140-year-old Telegraph and Wireless Act, 4G saturation project etc. The number of mobile users in India has crossed 120 crores. Let us know about the major changes in the telecom sector this year...

This year was special for the telecom sector

1. The government has implemented the new Telecommunication Act 2023 this year, abolishing the 140-year-old Telegraph and Wireless Act. Rules have been made in this new Telecommunication Act keeping in view the current environment.
2. India has become the fastest 5G rollout country in the world. 5G coverage has reached 99 percent of the country's districts. Telecom companies have completed the installation of 4.62 lakh 5G BTS towers this year.
3. The government has approved the 4G saturation project to provide 4G connectivity to all the villages in the country.
4. A submarine cable was laid through the sea route between Kochi and Lakshadweep to provide 5G and fiber broadband services.
5. By June 2024, the number of internet users in India will increase to 96.96 crores.
6. The price of 1GB mobile data in India is $0.16, which is much lower than the global average of $2.59.
7. India has left the world far behind in terms of wireless data consumption. Here every user spends at least 21.30GB data in a month.
8. This year, 2.14 lakh Gram Panchayats have been connected with broadband service. For this, 6.9 lakh kilometers of optical fiber (OFC) has been laid.
9. This year the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) was held for the first time in India.
10. For the first time, India has entered the top-50 countries in the Network Readiness Index 2024.
11. India tops the Global Cyber ​​Security Index 2024.
12. Apart from all this, focus was laid on 5G and 6G projects in Telecom Technology Development Funds.

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