Telecommunications networks refer to an assortment of terminals, nodes and links that enable telecommunications facilities between persons using these terminals. All these terminals have unique addresses to enable them to connect and send messages accurately between targeted recipients. The internet itself, apart from computer and telephone networks are all instances of telecommunications networks. India has one of the largest telecommunications networks in the entire world based on the overall number of users of fixed line and mobile telephony services. The country’s call tariffs are regarded as one of the lowest in the world. Telephony, internet and television broadcasting comprise some of the major sectors of the Indian telecommunications industry. In fact, the Indian telecommunications services are considered to be a harbinger of growth in the sense that they have significantly brought down the urban-rural divide in the country. Hide this