BANGALORE, August 25 : The Telecom Commission has
decided to constitute a `Telecom group on information technology enabled
services'. This is being done as a follow-up to the National Telecom
Policy-99 (NTP-99) recommendations on the registration policy for Other
Service Providers (OSPs).
The group will be headed by Dr D.P.S. Seth of Telecom
Commission and will have ten members drawn from Government departments and
industry. It is expected to submit its report within three months after
its first regular meeting. This group will look into the need for
coordination and strengthening the telecom infrastructure and work out
operational details for supporting such services. IT enabled services
include call centres, tele-medicine, tele-education, tele-working,
electronic governance, medical transcription, electronic-based services in
banking, insurance, and national and international air services, including
hotel reservations, tours and travels.