The Government of India has played a major role in the development of telecommunication sector. Established in 1985, Department of Telecommunications (DOT) was the first government division to provide domestic and long-distance telephone service in India. In 1986, DOT created Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) for telephone services in metropolitan cities and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) for international telecommunications as its wholly owned subsidiaries. Later on, in 1997 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was formed. DOT has now become a corporation named BSNL.
Along with Fixed Line Telephony, Public Players also provide Internet Services like broadband, Tri Band service, dial up, pre paid and post paid Internet, Wi-Fi, etc.
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