The new economic policy adopted by the Government aims at improving India's competitiveness in the global market and rapid growth of exports. Another element of the new economic policy is attracting foreign direct investment and stimulating domestic investment. Telecommunication services of world class quality are necessary for the success of this policy. It is, therefore, necessary to give the highest priority to the development of telecom services in India.
    Objectives:
    a. The focus of the Telecom Policy shall be telecommunication for all and telecommunication within the reach of all. This means ensuring the availability of telephone on demand as early as possible.
    b. Another objective will be to achieve universal service covering all villages as early as possible. What is meant by the expression universal service is the provision of access to all people for certain basic telecom services at affordable and reasonable prices.
    c. The quality of telecom services should be of world standard. Removal of consumer complaints, dispute resolution and public interface will receive special attention. The objective will also be to provide widest permissible range of services to meet the customer's demand at reasonable prices.
    d. Taking into account India's size and development, it is necessary to ensure that India emerges as a major manufacturing base and major exporter of telecom equipment.
    e. The defense and security interests of the country will be protected.
    

    
    a. Telephone should be available on demand by 1997
    
    b. All villages should be covered by  1997.
    
    c. In the urban areas a PCO should be provided for every 500 persons by 1997
    
    d. All value-added services available internationally should be introduced in India to raise the telecom services in India to international standards well within the VIII Plan period
    

    With a view to supplement the effort of the Department of Telecommunications in providing telecommunication services to the people, companies registered in India will be allowed to participate in the expansion of the telecommunication network in the area of basic telephone services also. These companies will be required to maintain a balance in their coverage between urban and rural areas. Their conditions of operation will include agreed tariff and revenue sharing arrangements. Other terms applicable to such companies will be similar to those indicated above for value-added services.
    

    Establishment of rural planning centers on a regional basis covering groups of countries in each region , with the aim of assisting the developing countries.
    -In in-depth studies, formulation of alternative network strategies and evaluation of the most cost effective work for each country.
    
    - Identification of manufacturing facilities and capacities for different types of systems.
    
    -International /funding arrangements, maybe in the form of loans or grants-in-aid in kind by advanced countries for developing countries to through World nk