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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCATION
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1.1 INTRODUCATION OF TOPIC
Perception is our sensory experience of the world around us and involves both therecognition of environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli. Throughthe perceptual process, we gain information about properties and elements of the
environment that are critical to our survival. Perception not only creates our experience ofthe world around us; it allows us to act within our environment Perception is the processby which organisms interpret and organize sensation to produce a meaningful experienceof the world. Sensation usually refers to the immediate, relatively unprocessed result ofstimulation of sensory receptors in the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, or skin. Perception, on theother hand, better describes one's ultimate experience of the world and typically involvesfurther processing of sensory input. In practice, sensation and perception are virtuallyimpossible to separate, because they are part of one continuous process. Perception inhumans describes the process whereby sensory stimulation is translated into organizedexperience. The perceptual process is a sequence of steps that begins with theenvironment and leads to our perception.
Positive effects of increasing market share on customer perception:
Increasing market share can send out positive signals by acting as an indicator of superiorquality that is recognised by more and more other customers. This effect is particularlystrong for premium priced products. Customers normally assume that a product must beof exceptional quality if it can gain such an unexpected market success despite its highprice. Many brands offer positive emotional benefits of using a product that is popular inthe markets. The value of a product or service can rise through increasing number ofusers of the same product, e.g. number of members of an online community, betteravailability of software for popular computer systems.
Negative effects of increasing market share on customer perception :
For premium and luxury products, customers may translate an increasing market shareinto a loss of exclusivity and thus perceive it as less valuable. The quality of servicesmay suffer if they are consumed by increasing numbers of users. Diseconomies of scalesand congestions can be observed with busy airports and many other services so thatcustomers may look out for other providers that promise more timely service andconvenience.
The concept of customer perception does not only relate to individual customers in
consumer markets. It is also valid in business to business situations. For example, acompetitor benchmarking survey of a large industrial supplier revealed that the marketleader, although recognised for excellent quality and service and known to be highlyinnovative, was perceived as arrogant in some reg
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1.2 INDUSTRY PROFILE
HISTORY OF INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATION
India is the worlds fastest growing industry in the world in terms of number of wireless
connections after China, with 811.59 million mobile phone subscribers. According to the
world telecommunications industry, India will have 1.200 billion mobile subscribers by
2013.Furthermore, projections by several leading global consultancies indicate that the
total number of subscribers in India will exceed the total subscriber count in the China by
2013.Well Postal means of communication was the only mean communication until the
year 1850. In 1850 experimental electric telegraph started for first time in India
between Calcutta (Kolkata) and Diamond Harbor (southern suburbs of Kolkata, on the
banks of the Hooghly River).In 1851, it was opened for the use of the British East India
Company. Subsequently construction of telegraph started throughout India. A separate
department was opened to the public in 1854. Dr. William OShaughnessy, who
pioneered the telegraph and telephone in India, belonged to the Public Works
Department, and worked towards the development of telecom. Calcutta or the-then
Kolkata was chosen as it was the capital of British India. In early1881, Oriental
Telephone Company Limited of England opened telephone exchanges at Calcutta
(Kolkata), Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai) and Ahmadabad. On the 28th January
1882 the first formal telephone service was established with a total of 93 subscribers.
From the year 1902 India drastically changes from cable telegraph to wireless telegraph,
radio telegraph, radio telephone, trunk dialing. Trunk dialing used in India for more than
a decade, were system allowed subscribers to dial calls with operator assistance. Later
moved to digital microwave, optical fiber, earth station. During British period all major
cities and towns in India were linked with telephones. In the year 1975 Department of
Telecom (DOT) was responsible for telecom services in entire country after separation
from Indian Post & Telecommunication. Decade later Mahanagar Telephone Nigam
Limited (MTNL) was chipped out of DOT to run the telecom services of Delhi and
Mumbai. In 1990s the telecom sector was opened up by the Government for private
investment. In1995 TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) was setup. This
reduced the interference of Government in deciding tariffs and policy making. The
Government of India corporatized the operations wing of DOT in 2000 and renamed
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Department of Telecom as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).In last 10 years many
private operators especially foreign investors successfully entered the high potential
Indian telecom market. Globally acclaimed operators like Telenor, NTT Docomo,
Vodafone, Sistema, SingTel, Maxis, Etisalat invested in India mobile operators. Pager
communication successful launched in India in the year 1995. Pagers were looked upon
as devices that offered the much needed mobility in communication, especially for
businesses. Motorola was a major player with nearly 80 per cent of the market share. The
other companies included Mobilink , Page link, BPL, Usha Martin telecom and Easy call.
Pagers were generally worn on the belt or carried in the pocket. The business peaked in
1998 with the subscriber base reaching nearly 2 million. However, the number dropped to
less than 500,000 in 2002. The pager companies in India were soon struggling to
maintain their business. While 2-way pagers could have buffered the fall, the pager
companies were not in a position to upgrade their infrastructure to improve the ailing
market. The Indian Paging Services Association was unable to support the industry.
Pager companies in India also offered their services in regional languages also. However,
the end had begun already. By 2002, Motorola stops making or servicing pagers. When
mobile phones were commercially launched in India, the pager had many advantages to
boast. Pagers were smaller, had a longer battery life and were considerably cheaper.
However, the mobile phones got better with time and continuously upgraded themselves.
Mobile Communication
First mobile telephone service on non-commercial basis started in India on 48th
Independence Day at countrys capital Delhi. The first cellular call was made in India on
July 31st, 1995 overModi Telstras Mobile Net GSM network of Kolkata. Later mobile
telephone services are divided into multiple zones known as circles. Competition has
caused prices to drop and calls across India are one of the cheapest in the world. Most of
operator follows GSM mobile system operate under 900MHz bandwidth few recent
players started operating under 1800MHz bandwidth. CDMA operators operate under
800Mhz band, they are first to introduce EVDO based high speed wireless data services
via USB dongle. In spite of this huge growth Indian telecom sector is hit by severe
spectrum crunch, corruption by India Govt. officials and financial troubles. In 2008, India
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entered the 3G arena with the launch of 3G enabled Mobile and Data services by
Government owned MTNL and BSNL. Later from November 2010 private operators
started to launch their services.
Broadband communication
After US, Japan, India stands in third largest Internet users of which 40% of Internet used
via mobile phones. India ranks one of the lowest provider of broadband speed as
compared countries such as Japan, India and Norway. Minimum broadband speed of
256kbit/s but speed above 2Mbits is still in a nascent stage. Year 2007 had been declared
as Year of Broadband in India. Telcos based on ADSL/VDSL in India generally have
speeds up to 24Mbit max while those based on newer Optical Fiber technology offer up
to 100Mbits in some plans Fiber-optic communication. Broadband growth has been
plagued by many problems. Complicated tariff structure, metered billing, High charges
for right of way, Lack of domestic content, non implementation of Local-loop unbundling
have all resulted in hindrance to the growth of broadband. Many experts think future of
broadband is on the hands of wireless factor. BWA auction winners are expected to roll
out LTE and WIMAX in India in 2012.
Next Generation Network (NGN)
Next Generation Networks, multiple access networks can connect customers to a core
network based on IP technology. These access networks include fiber optics or coaxial
cable networks connected to fixed locations or customers connected through Wi-Fi as
well as to 3G networks connected to mobile users .As a result, in the future, it would be
impossible to identify whether the next generation network is a fixed or mobile network
and the wireless access broadband would be used both for fixed and mobile services. It
would then be futile to differentiate between fixed and mobile networks both fixed and
mobile users will access services through a single core network. Cloud based data
services are expected to come.
Indian Satellites
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India has launched more than 50 satellites of various types, since its first attempt in 1975.
The organization responsible for Indian satellites is the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO). Most Satellites have been launched from various vehicles,
including American, Russian, European satellite-launch rockets, and the U.S. Space
Shuttle. First Indian satellite Aryabhata on 19th April 1975, later Bhaskara, Rohini,
INSAT, Edusat, IRS, GSAT, Kaplan, Cartosat, IMS, Chandrayaan, Resource Sat, RiSat,
ANUSAT, etc.
Evolution of Telecommunication in India
Indian telecom sector is more than 165 years old. Telecommunications was first
introduced in India in 1851 when the first operational land lines were laid by the
government near Kolkata (then Calcutta), although telephone services were formally
introduced in India much later in 1881. Further, in 1883, telephone services were merged
with the postal system. In 1947, after India attained independence, all foreign
telecommunication companies were nationalized to form the Posts, Telephone and
Telegraph (PTT), a body that was governed by the Ministry of Communication. The
Indian telecom sector was entirely under government ownership until 1984, when the
private sector was allowed in telecommunication equipment manufacturing only. The
government concretized its earlier efforts towards developing R&D in the sector by
setting up an autonomous body Centre for Development of Telemetric (C-DOT) in
1984 to develop state-of-the-art telecommunication technology to meet the growing
needs of the Indian telecommunication network. The actual evolution of the industry
started after the Government separated the Department of Post and Telegraph in 1985 by
setting up the Department of Posts and the Department of Telecommunications (DOT).
The entire evolution of the telecom industry can be classified into three distinct phases.
Phase I- Pre-Liberalization Era (1980-89) Phase II- Post Liberalization Era (1990-99) Phase III- Post 2000 Until the late 90s the Government of India held a monopoly on all types of
communicationsas a result of the Telegraph Act of 1885. As mentioned earlier
in the chapter, until the industry was liberalized in the early nineties, it was a
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heavily government-controlled and small-sized market; Government policies have
played a key role in shaping the structure and size of the Telecom industry in
India. As a result, the Indian telecom market is one of the most liberalized
markets in the world with private participation in almost all of its segments. The
New Telecom Policy (NTP-99) provided the much needed impetus to the growth
of this industry and set the trend for liberalization in the industry.
Current Status
Globalization has made telecommunication an integral part of the infrastructure of the
Indian economy. The telecom sector in India has developed as a result of progressive
regulatory regime. According to the TRAI, the total gross revenue of the Indian telecom
services industry was Rs 1,524 bn in FY09 up from Rs 1,291 bn in FY08 registering a
growth of 18.03% over FY08 and its subscriber base grew by 43% over FY08 to touch
429.70 mn subscribers in FY09.The telecom sector in India experienced a rapid growth
over the past decade on account of regulatory liberalization, structural reforms and
competition, making telecom one of the major catalysts in Indias growth story.
However, much of this growth can be attributed to the unprecedented growth in mobile
telephony as the number of mobile subscribers grew at an astounding rate from 10
million in 2002 to 392 million in 2009. Besides, the growth in the service and IT sector
also increased the prominence of the telecom industry in India. Telecom has emerged as
a key infrastructure for economic and consumer growth because of its multiplier effect
and the fact that it is beneficial to trade in other industries. The contribution of the sector
to GDP has been increasing gradually (its contribution in GDP has more than doubled to
2.83% in FY07 from 1.0% in FY92).Telecom is one of the fastest-growing industries in
India; on an average the industry added 8 million wireless subscribers every month in
FY08. The government had set a target of 500 million telecom connections by 2010.
However, according to the TRAI, the total subscriber base (wireless and wire line) in the
industry crossed the 500-mn-mark and reached 509.03 mn by the end of September
2009, which took India to the second position in terms of wireless network in the world
next only to China. Prior to liberalization, the telecom sector was monopolized by the
public sector and recorded marginal growth; in fact, during 1948-1998, the incremental
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telecommunication industry in the country was just 1.92%. However, the introduction of
NTP99 accelerated the growth of the sector and the telecommunication industry
increased from 2.33 in 1999 to 36.98 in 2009; however, much of this growth was
brought about by the NTP-99 policy changes such as migration from fixed license fee to
revenue sharing regime and cost-oriented telecom tariffs. From 2003 onwards the
government has taken certain initiatives such as unified access licensing regime, reduced
access deficit, introduction of calling party pays (CPP) and revenue sharing regime in
ADC that has provided further impetus to the sector. The Indian telecom industry is
characterized with intense competition, and continuous price wars. Currently, there are
around a dozen telecom service providers who operate in the wired and wireless
segment. The government has been periodically implementing suitable fiscal and
promotional policies to boost domestic demand and to create volumes for the industry.
The Indian telecom industry has immense growth potential as the telecommunication
industry in the country is just 36 as compared with 60 in the US, 102 in the UK and 58
in Canada. The wireless segment growth has played a dominant role in taking the
telecommunication industry to the current levels. In the next few years, the industry is
poised to grow further; in fact, it has already entered a consolidation phase as foreign
players are struggling to acquire a pie in this dynamic industry.
Role in Indias Development
Contribution to GDP
According to the UNCTAD, there is a direct correlation between the growth in mobile
telecommunication industry and the growth in GDP per capita in developing countries,
which tend to have a high percentage of rural population. The share of the telecom
services industry in the total GDP has been rising over the past few years (the telecom
sector contribution in GDP went up from 2.52% in FY05 to 2.83% in FY07)
Employment
The Indian telecommunication industry employs over 400,000 direct employees and
about 85% of these employees are from government-owned companies. The ratio of
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number of subscribers to employees, an indication of efficiency and profitability, is
much higher for private companies than for government companies.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Foreign direct investment has been one of the major contributors in the growth of the
Indian economy, and therefore, the need for higher FDI is felt across sectors in the
Indian economy. The telecom sector has played a crucial role in attracting FDI in India.
The share of telecom sector in the total FDI inflows in India has gone up to 10% in
FY09 as compared with just 3% in FY05.The telecom sector requires huge investments
for its expansion as it is capital-intensive and FDI plays a vital role in meeting the fund
requirements for expansion of the telecom sector. Telecom accounts for almost 10% of
the total FDI inflows in the country and has been the third-largest sector to attract FDI in
India in the post-liberalization era
The Indian telecom industry has been an attractive avenue for foreign investors over the
years. As per DIPP figures, the cumulative FDI inflow during August 1991 to June 2009
period, in the telecommunication sector amounted to US$ 113 bn. FDI calculation takes
into account radio paging, cellular mobile and basic telephone services in the
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telecommunication sector. In the 2004-05 Budget, the government raised the FDI limit
from 49% to 74% in the telecom services segment subject to retention of local
management control. According to the new norms, 26% share out of the 74% should be
held by an Indian company or an Indian citizen with Indian management. Further, 100%
FDI is permitted in telecom manufacturing, category I infrastructure providers, ISPs
without gateway, call centers and IT-enabled services. Further, direct or indirect FDI up
to 74% is permitted subject to licensing and security requirements for ISPs with
gateways, radio paging operators and category II infrastructure providers. The relaxation
in FDI norms has attracted many foreign telecom majors to the sector. The presence of
foreign players has not only encouraged faster infrastructure development and up
gradation but also has opened up the domestic industry to foreign competition. Since
2004, there has been a large inflow of FDI in the sector. During 2004-05 and 2005-06, a
period during which the FDI norms were relaxed, the FDI inflow grew by an astounding
300% to US$ 624 mn in 2005-06 from merely US$ 125 mn in 2004-05. The inflow of
FDI has provided tremendous impetus to the sector in the past few years and the
attractiveness of the sector has kept the FDI inflows growing steadily. During FY09 the
FDI in the telecom sector at US$ 2,558 mn was 103% higher than that seen in FY08 at
US$ 1,261 mn. Further, the FDI in the sector has already reached US$ 2010 mn for a six
month period of FY10 (Apr-Sep 09) and is expected to surpass the total FDI for
FY09.The governments liberalized FDI policies have resulted in several foreign
companies entering into the Indian markets. The influx of foreign players in the Indian
telecom industry has led to capacity creation, and better infrastructure, which in turn has
bettered the network quality. The rise in FDI has also enabled technology transfer,
market access and has improved organizational skills; going forward, FDI could be used
for providing telecom services to rural areas, where telecommunication industry is still
very low. The change in FDI policy that has raised the FDI limit from 49% to 74% for
the sector has made it more attractive for foreign players. In the long run the growth
prospects of telecom players that have foreign partners will improve and other players
will get new avenues to raise capital.
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Growth of IT and Financial Sector
India has entered the league of countries with the most-advanced telecommunication
infrastructure after the industry was deregulated. Furthermore, deregulation has
stimulated Indias economic growth through industry growth and through rise in
investments. It is evident that a well-developed communication sector improves access
to social networks, lowers transaction costs, increases economic opportunities, widens
markets, and provides better access to information, healthcare and educational services.
The growth in Indian telecom sector has been concomitant with overall growth in GDP,
government revenue, employment et al. Besides, telecommunication has increased
efficiency, reduced transaction costs, attracted investments and has created new
opportunities for business and employment. The NTP-99 was particularly helpful for theBPO industry as it ended the government monopoly in international calling by
introducing IP telephony. After the introduction of IP telephony, there was rapid growth
in the number of data processing centers and inbound/outbound call centers, which
ultimately led to the outsourcing revolution in India. The telecom sector has been
instrumental in creating jobs for a vast pool of talented and knowledge professionals in
the IT and BPO industry, which thrives on reliable telecommunication infrastructure.
India has become an important outsourcing destination for the world and the boom in
this sector also has transformed Indias economic dynamics. The evolution of telecom
sector has brought about a revolutionary change in the way some businesses operate.
Another beneficiary of the telecom revolution is the financial services industry, which
has been on a growth trajectory. The progress and quality of the financial sector has
been a key factor that has driven the pace and diversity of the real economy. India has an
extensive and well-developed financial sector with wide and sophisticated banking
network. Banking in India has become service-oriented, and has matured greatly from
the days of walk-in customers to the present situation when banks have migrated to a
24hour banking platform to attract customers; however, this disintermediation in the
business has led banks to be extremely prudent in terms of their internal operations and
has led them to adopt newer products and delivery channels. Further, with introduction
of internet & mobile banking the long at the banks are slowly becoming a thing of the
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past. Both the financial and the IT segments rely on good domestic as well as
international network connectivity; therefore, there is a need for a sound
telecommunication network.
Factors Facilitating Growth of the Sector
The phenomenal growth in the Indian telecom industry was brought about by the
wireless revolution that began in the nineties. Besides this, the following factors also
aided the growth of the industry.
Liberalization
The relaxation of telecom regulations has played a major role in the development of theIndian telecom industry. The liberalization policies of 1991 and the consequent influx of
private players have led the industry on a high growth trajectory and have increased the
level of competition. Post-liberalization, the telecom industry has received more
investments and has implemented higher technology.
Increasing Affordability of Handsets
The phenomenal growth in the Indian telecom industry was predominantly aided by themeteoric rise in wireless subscribers, which encouraged mobile handset manufacturers
to enter the market and to cater to the growing demand. Further, the manufacturers
introduced lower-priced handsets with add-on facilities to cater to the increasing number
of subscribers from different strata of the society. Now even entry-level handsets come
with features like colored display and FM radio. Thus, the falling handset prices and the
add-on features have triggered growth of the Indian telecom industry.
Prepaid Cards Bring in More Subscribers
In the late nineties, India was introduced to prepaid cards, which was yet another
milestone for the wireless sector. Prepaid cards lured more subscribers into the industry
besides lowering the credit risk of service providers due to its upfront payment concept.
Prepaid cards were quite a phenomenon among first-time users who wanted to control
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their bills and students who had limited resources but greater need to be connected. Pre-
paid cards greatly helped the cellular market to grow rapidly and cater to the untapped
market. Further, the introduction of innovative schemes like recharge coupons of smaller
denominations and life time incoming free cards has led to an exponential growth in the
subscriber base.
Introduction of Calling Party Pays (CPP)
The CPP regime was introduced in India in 2003 and under this regime, the calling party
who initiated the call was to bear the entire cost of the call. This regime came to be
applicable for mobile to mobile calls as well as fixed line to mobile calls. So far India
had followed the Receiving Party Pays (RPP) system where the subscriber used to pay
for incoming calls from both mobile as well as fixed line networks. Shifting to the CPP
system has greatly fuelled the subscriber growth in the sector.
Changing Demographic Profile
The changing demographic profile of India has also played an important role in
subscriber growth. The changed profile is characterized by a large young population, a
burgeoning middle class with growing disposable income, urbanization, increasing
literacy levels and higher adaptability to technology. These new features have multiplied
the need to be connected always and to own a wireless phone and therefore, in present
times mobiles are perceived as a utility rather than a luxury.
Increased Competition & Declining Tariffs
Liberalization of the telecom industry has fuelled intense competition, especially in the
cellular segment. The ever-increasing competition has led to high growth of subscribers
and has put pressure on tariffs, which have seen a sharp drop over the years. When the
cellular phones were introduced, call rates were at a peak of Rs 16 per minute and there
were charges for incoming calls too. Today, however, incoming calls are no longer
charged and outgoing calls are charged at less than a rupee per minute. Thus, the tariff
war has come a long way indeed. Increased competition and the subsequent tariff war
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has acted as a major catalyst for attracting more subscribers. Apart from these major
growth drivers, an improved network coverage, entry of CDMA players, growth of
value-added services (VAS), advancement in technology, and growing data services
have also driven the growth of the industry.
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
India is a fast growing in terms of mobile usage. A mobile phone has become a necessity
in todays lifestyle. As a result India has turned out to be a competing hub for many
mobile companies. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was launched in India in January
2011, which allows the user to retain the existing number while giving him an option to
change the subscriber. India, the worlds second largest market for mobile phones is
foretasted to become an even larger market with unit shipments of 209 million each year
by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 12% from 2010 to 2016, according a
market study. Indias mobile market has changed with local mobile companies drastically
cutting into the market of the dominant companies like Nokia .The mobile entertainment
industry in India is also witnessing significant growth and a latest research forecasts this
market to reach $5 billion in 2015 from $1.2 billion in 2009, growing at a CAGR of 26%
Telecom Industry in IndiaLaggards Losing out Badly
Given below is a list of the telecom companies in India some are State owned, some
private & some formed in collaboration with other foreign companies. However, in recent
years, due immense competition in Indian telecom sector, the State owned MTNL has
been losing revenue and market share heavily. On February 23, 2011, The Department of
Telecommunications (DOT) said it wanted to revive a proposal for the merger of state-
owned operators BSNL and MTNL, as they have complimentary operations and can
combine their strengths for synergies. Note BSNL and MTNL have been affected by bad
management, an apathetic government and private competitors who have undermined the
interests of BSNL/MTNL by underhand Means. BSNL which was the No.1 player with
an impregnable position has become an also ran as its capacity expansion was dogged by
motivated red tape. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. One of the largest & leading public
sector units in India. It was formed in October, 2000, is Worlds 7th largest
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Telecommunications Company providing comprehensive range of telecom services in
India BSNL is the only service provider, making focused efforts and planned initiatives
to bridge the Rural-Urban Digital Divide ICT sector. Its wide network is present across
India except Delhi & Mumbai. BSNL cellular service, Cell One, has 55,140,282 2G
cellular customers and 88,493 3Gcustomers as on November 2009. It has 35.1 million
Basic Phone subscribers form. 85 per cent share of the subscriber base and 92 percent
share in revenue terms. BSNL has more than 2.5 million Internet Customers who access
Internet through various modes viz. Dial-up, Leased Line, DIAS, Account Less Internet
(CLI). BSNL has been adjudged as the NUMBER ONE ISP in the country. Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Ltd MTNL)It is a state-owned telecommunications service provider
in the metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi in India. The company was a monopoly
until 1992, when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers. MTNL
provides fixed line telephones, cellular connection of both GSM & CDMA and internet
services through dialup and DSL Broadband internet. MTNL also provides other
services such as VPN, Internet Telephony- VOIP and leased lines through BSNL and
VSNL. MTNL has also unveiled very cost-effective Broadband Internet access plans
(TriBand) targeted at homes and small businesses. MTNL has suffered even more than
BSNL and just about survives in a pathetic condition.
Private Indian owned Companies
Reliance Communications Ltd.One of the major Indian telecommunication companies
headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. It is the 16th largest operator in the world with
more than 128 million subscribers. It is Indias largest and only telecom operator offering
nationwide CDMA, GSM and 3G mobile services. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, an
offshoot of the Reliance Group, ranks among Indias top three privat e sector business
houses in terms of net worth. The group has business interests that range from
telecommunications (Reliance Communications Limited) to financial services (Reliance
Capital Ltd) and the generation and distribution of power (Reliance Infrastructure
Limited). Reliance Communications was the first Indian company to make handsets so
popular in India. It is present in almost the whole of country Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Chennai, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka,
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Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (E), Uttar Pradesh (W), West Bengal.(AUSPI). The Equity
Shares of RCOM are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock
Exchange Limited. Reliance Communications paid Rs.5864.29 cores for 3G spectrum in
13 circles. in 2010, Reliance communication became the second private sector telecom
company (fourth overall) to launch 3G services in India, with a 4 city launch in
Chandigarh, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
TATA Teleservices Ltd.is the pioneer of the CDMA 1x technology platform in India.
It has embarked on a growth path since the acquisition of Hughes Tele.com (India) Ltd
[renamed Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited] by the Tata Group in 2002. It
launched mobile operations in January 2005 under the brand name Tata Indicom and
today enjoys a pan-India presence through existing operations in all of Indias 22 telecom
Circles Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chennai, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, J & K, Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mumbai,
North East, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (E), Uttar Pradesh (W),
West Bengal (AUSPI). The company is also the market leader in the fixed wireless
telephony market. It is the first to pioneer the per-second tariff optionpart of its Pay
for What You Use pricing paradigm. . Tata Teleservices Limited has also become the
first Indian private telecom operator to launch 3G services in India under the brand name
Tata DOCOMO, with its recent launch in all the nine telecom Circles where it bagged the
3G license.
Idea Cellular Ltd. Initially a Birla-TATA-AT&T initiative, is now an Aditya Birla
Group company. In 2005, AT&T sold its investment in Idea, and the year after Tata also
exited. Idea has its presence in Delhi (Metro), Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (E),
Uttar Pradesh (W) (COAI). The company is among the top four mobile telephony playersin India with an 11 per cent all-India subscribers market share. Idea paid Rs.5768.59
crores for 3Gspectrum in 11 circles. Idea enjoys a market leadership position in many of
its operational areas. It offers GPRS on all its operating networks for all categories of
subscribers, and was the first company in India to commercially launch the next
generation EDGE technology in Delhi in 2003.
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Bharti Airtel Ltd. -It is the largest India mobile operator by subscriber base. Commonly
known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 19 countries
across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. Airtel also offers fixed line services
and broadband services. Airtel is the largest cellular service provider in India and fifth
largest in the world present in Delhi (Metro), Mumbai (Metro), Kolkata (Metro), Chennai
(Metro), Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &
Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Orissa, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (E), Uttar Pradesh (W), West Bengal (COAI).
Airtel won 3G spectrum in 13 circles: Delhi, Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (West), Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam,
North East, Jammu & Kashmir for Rs. 12,295 crores.Bharti Airtel wins broadband
spectrum in four circles: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Kolkata for Rs. 3314.36
crores.Airtel acquired Zains African operations for $10.7 billion to increase its base to
more than 180 million globally.
Vodafone Ltd.The worlds largest mobile telecommunications company measured by
revenues and the worlds second-largest measured by subscribers. It operates networks in
over 30 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries. It owns 45%
of Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile telecommunications company in the United
States measured by subscribers. In India it is present in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai
(Metro), Delhi (Metro), Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kolkata (Metro), Mumbai (Metro),
Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (W), Uttar Pradesh (E), West Bengal, Maharatshtra,
Tamilnadu, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Assam, North
East, Madhya Pradesh (COAI). Its primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange and
it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on NASDAQ.
Note Vodafone entered India by acquiring the Hutchinson stake.
Aircel Groupa joint venture between Maxis Communications of Malaysia and Apollo
Hospitals of India. UTSB has a 74% stake in Aircel and the remaining 26% is with
Apollo Hospitals. It is Indias Seventh largest GSM mobile service provider. It offers
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both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage throughout India. As on date,
Aircel is present in all 23 telecom circles Assam, Bihar, Chennai, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, North East, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kolkata, Delhi,
Kerala, Karnataka, Andra Pradesh,UP(E), UP(w), Mumbai (COAI). Aircel has also
obtained permission from Department of Telecommunications (DOT) to provide
International Long Distance (ILD) and National Long Distance (NLD) telephony
services. It also has the largest service in Tamil Nadu.Aircel paid Rs.6499.46 crores for
the 3G spectrum in 13 circlesthe least cost per circle compared to other operators. The
circles it will provide 3G in are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir,
Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata,Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, North East, Orissa, Punjab,
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.Aircel paid Rs.3438crores for the
broadband wireless access spectrum in 8 circles, the second highest wins overallafter
Reliance Communications. The circles it has won spectrum are Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, North East, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Loop Mobile Ltd. - In the year 2009, BPL Mobile rebranded itself as Loop Mobile and
has been operating since then in Mumbai. BPL Mobile Communications Limited offers
GSM wireless facilities in three states of India besides offering broadband facilities via
wirelesst with an ADSL internet competence. It offers pre and post paid, data, and
roaming services. The company has also started manufacturing handsets.
Spice Communications Ltd. - Now a subsidiary of Idea Cellular Ltd .which owns more
than 80% equity in the company. The Aditya Birla Group took over the ownership of
Spice Telecom for over Rs 2,700 crore. The companys areas of operation are Karnataka
& Punjab. The prepaid users (which form majority in India) had problems getting their
phones recharged with prepaid balance when in roaming. Hence, Spice could not regain
the market share inspire of its low tariffs.
Sistema Shyam teleservices (SSTL) Mobile Tele Systems OJSC (MTS) is the
leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering
mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services.
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In December 2008, MTS extended its brand outside the CIS borders. MTS and Shyam
Telelink Limited, JSFC Sistemas telecommunications subsidiary in India, announced the
agreement to allow Shyam Telelink to use MTS brand in India. In 2008, Vodafone
announced a partnership deal with MTS, whereby Vodafone services will be available to
MTS subscribers and both companies have noted the potential for more efficient
purchasing. MTS s present in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
(Incl.Chennai), Kolkatta, West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana, Maharashtra, UP
(E), UP (W), Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab (AUSPI). MTS has been listed on the
New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. The
Companys shares have been listed locally on Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange
(MICEX) since November 2003.The telecom industry has been divided into two major
segments, that is, fixed and wireless cellular services for this report. Besides, internet
services, VAS, PMRTS and VSAT also have been discussed in brief in the report .In
todays information age, the telecommunication industry has a vital role to play.
Considered as the backbone of industrial and economic development, the industry has
been aiding delivery of voice and data services at rapidly increasing speeds, and thus, has
been revolution human communication. Although the Indian telecom industry is one of
the fastest-growing industries in the world, the current tele density or telecom penetration
is extremely low when compared with global standards. Indias telecommunication
industry of 36.98% in FY09 is amongst the lowest in the world. Further, the urban
telecommunication industry is over 80%, while rural telecommunication industry is less
than 20%, and this gap is increasing. As majority of the population resides in rural areas,
it is important that the government takes steps to improve rural telecommunication
industry. No doubt the government has taken certain policy initiatives, which include the
creation of the Universal Service Obligation Fund, for improving rural telephony. These
measures are expected to improve the rural Telecommunication and bridge the rural-
urban gap in telecommunication..
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Consolidation in Industry
Telecom players are looking to tap into global funds to finance their aggressive growth
plans. This will result in partnerships joint ventures and equity sellout to foreign players.
New license holders will continue to look to sell their stake at a premium. New policies
will seek to curb this license arbitrage. Smaller players with operations in only a few
circles will find in difficult to compete with the nationwide players. The industry may see
consolidation with these smaller operators being acquired by the larger ones.
Unbundling of the corporation will continue as companies will seek f or economies of
scale and lower startup cost by infrastructure sharing. 3G and Wi Max license will spur
M&A and partnership activity.
Idea Cellulars Acquisition of Spice Telecom
There were three transactions as part of this acquisition; acquisition of shares of Spice, a
non-compete fee and a capital infusion of about Rs 7300 cores received from TM
International With respect to shares, Idea acquired 40.8% stake of Spice Communications
at Rs 77.30 a share for Rs 2,716crore. There was a share swap in which Spice
shareholders got 49 Idea shares for every 100 Spice shares held. An additional Rs 544
crore was paid to the promoters of Spice group as ' non-compete fee'. The deal was
strategically important for Idea Cellular as it was looking forward to transfer itself into
apan-India telecom service provider. The spectrum auctioned by GOI is a scarce resource
nowadays and cost a premium. Also theres restriction by TRAI with respect to number
of operators per telecom circle. So it makes sense to acquire a small telecom operator.
Small players like Spice Telecom operating at only a few circles (Karnataka and Punjab)
will find difficult to compete with the nationwide players in the long run. So it was a win-
win deal for both companies.
Vodafones entry into India
Vodafone paid a discounted price of $10.9 billion in cash for acquiring the 52%stake held
by Hutchison Telecom International (HTIL) in Indian mobile firm Hutch-Essar. HTIL
declared a special dividend of 6.75 HK dollars per share following the completion of the
formalities. The final price was a reduction of $180 million from the originally agreed
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price of $11.08 billion. Vodafone is the largest mobile telecommunications network
company in the world. The deal gave the maces to one of the fastest growing mobile
markets in the world
Telenor-Unitech Deal
Norwegian Telecom major Telenor is in the process of acquiring controlling stake of
67.25% in Unitech wireless via equity infusion. The enterprise valuation of Unitech
Wireless is about Rs 10,900 crore. As per the deal, Telenor will infuse cash in four stages
and at each phase, by increasing its stake in Unitech Wireless. In the first phase, they got
33.5% ownership in Unitech Wireless. In the second phase they completed the
acquisition for a 49 per cent stake in Unitech Wireless by paying Rs1,130 crore for a
further 15.5 per cent stake in the company. The acquisition is expected to be completed
by end of this quarter.
TTSL DOCOMO DEAL
Japanese carrier NTT DOCOMO acquired 26 per cent stake in Tata Teleservices (TTSL).
The TATADOCOM branded GSM service has already started in Southern India and
gradually will be expanded nationwide. DOCOMOs international expansion plans have
not always proven successful, with the firm historically preferring to take small stakes in
firms and then try to influence their strategy. It has been less prepared to take majority
stakes and impose its will, as other leading carriers have chosen to do. The difficulties
faced by the firm in spreading its domestically successful i-mode service internationally
typify the obstacles it has faced overseas. With Tata, DOCOMO had said participating
proactively in TTSLs management by providing human resources and technical
assistance to help realize improved network quality and the possible introduction of
leading-edge, value-added services. Recently Bharti Airtel has re-started its audacious
merger bid with MTN that could create a $61-billiontransnational telecom goliath with
combined revenues of $20 billion and over 200 million subscribers across Africa, Asia
and Middle East, will be among the world's 10 biggest telecom companies. The deal
could be win-win for both parties. Bharti is under pressure in its home country due to
severe competition and looking forward to spread its risk across geographies. Meanwhile,
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the African telecom operator is also encountering some of the problems that its
counterpart in India is confronting. MTN may have higher ARPUs (in the range of $12-
20), but they are also falling fast. Strategic benefits to both players Synergies would be
sought from a number of areas, including procurement, operational best practice, R&D
and international network sharing. The two companies will not overlap in each others
business operations: Bharti Airtel will be the primary vehicle for Bharti and MTN to
pursue further expansion in Africa and the Middle East With both Bharti and MTN
operating in high-growth geographies, it would be imperative for them to incrementally
expand into untapped areas. Collaborating with each other would seem the logical way
ahead. The most important, and visible fallout of the deal, if it materializes, will be the
advantage of economies of scale for the new entity. In recent times, companies are more
amenable to mergers and acquisitions. Of late, companies are finding it tough to obtain
easy funds for expansion, which calls for more collaboration if corporate intend to
expand. Bharti would not be involved only in MTNs day-to-day activities, but it would
also have a say while making bigger strategic decisions, such as those pertaining to
investments in other geographies or sourcing of equipment. The high subscriber base and
financial muscle will give Bharti-MTN the desired edge while dealing with vendors.
Once the merger happens, the economies of scale of the complete outfit (Bharti-MTN)
would be taken into account. For instance, even if the company places an order worth just
$1 million, the vendor would not hesitate to lap it up, as there could be orders worth a
billion dollars in other projects. This would offset whatever concerns there may be with
respect to the small population size in countries where MTN operates.
Takeaways for Bharti
The biggest takeaway for Bharti is in the form of access to new geographies with high
growth potential. Without a partner, Bharti would have to embark on a Greenfield
project, which would be time-consuming and capital intensive. Besides, without local
knowledge (with respect to the market and government regulations),Bharti could be on a
sticky wicket. The Indian telecommunication does not have the expertise in running
multi-country operations.MTN has operations in 21 countries across Africa and the
Middle East and is one of the largest emerging market mobile operators globally. While
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Africa has one-third of the world population, its telephonic density is just 30 per cent.
This offers plenty of room for expansion. The fact that 95 percent of Africa is prepaid,
which ensures all cash operations, fits perfectly into Bhartis plans. The options for
Bharti were to go either the Greenfield way or with an experienced partnerMTNs strong
foothold in some growing markets such as South Africa,
1.3 COMPANY PROFILE
Videocon Industries Limited is India-based Company. The Company operates in four
segments: Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances, Crude Oil and Natural Gas,
Telecommunications, and Power. It has launched variety of products in consumer
electronics industry including range of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, air-
conditioners, microwave ovens. It has interest in oil and gas field, in India, Mozambique,
Brazil, East Timor, Indonesia and Australia. During the year ended December 31, 2011, it
acquired or incorporated Liberty Videocon General Insurance Company Limited, Flair
Energy Private Limited and Prosperous Energy Private Limited. In 2011, it disposed or
ceased Triumph Energy Private Limited, Senator Energy Private Limited, Videocon
Power Ventures Limited, Aim Energy Private Limited, Viable Energy Private Limited,
Vital Power Private Limited, Marvel Energy Private Limited, Instant Energy Private
Limited, Flair Energy Private Limited and Percept Energy Private Limited. A Videocon
group company which offers GSM mobile services GSM service. The company started
its telecom services after the 2G Auction and operates in Tamil Nadu (including
Chennai), Punjab, Haryana, Mumbai, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, UP East, UP
West, Himachal Pradesh Videocon Mobile Service., is a GSMbased cellular
operatorin Indiabased in Gorgon (NCR Delhi).[2]Videocon Telecommunications Limited
which holds a market share of 0.78% in the country, a Videocon group company offers
GSM mobile services GSM service under the brand name Videocon. Videocon Mobile
Services is a next-generation GSM mobile service network launched by the Rs.25,000
crore Videocon Group. The services are already up and running in Tamil Nadu( including
Chennai ), Punjab, Haryana, Mumbai, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh and soon will be present across the country. The company has partnered with
global technology leaders to create a robust infrastructure featuring future ready mobile
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technologies. Powered by a 2.75G EDGE GSM network, Videocon Mobile Services aims
to redefine the Indian mobile telecommunications industry leveraging a combination of
the parent companys strong brand recall and retail reach with a spirit of innovation and
customer centricity. The Videocon Group is a global business conglomerate with a strong
presence in Household Consumer Goods, Telecom, DTH, Retail, Oil & Gas and the
Power sector. The Group is rated among Indias Top 15 Business Houses and is listed
among the 100 Emerging Giants of the World according to a Boston Consulting Group
study in addition to being rated amongst the Top 15 of Indias booziest brands by
agency faqs in 2010. Videocon's businesses consist of manufacturing, marketing &
distribution of consumer electronics products and oil & gas extraction. Videocons R & D
centers are developing technologies that include True Flat, Slim, Extra Slim, and Plasma
& LCDs. It wants to market these products at the earliest. In the Oil & Gas business,
company has all the basic operator capabilities of a prospecting entity; it is looking to add
more explorations and production depth as also oil bearing assets. The group will also get
into gas distribution in India significantly.
The company operates in five key sectors:-
The Videocon operates in mainly five following sectors: GSM mobile services, Direct 2
home, Mobile phones, Consumer Electronics, Home Appliances & Compressor
manufacturing. It produces consumer products like color televisions, washing machines,
air conditioners, refrigerators, microwave ovens and many other home appliances, selling
them through their sales and service network in India. It has in house compressor
manufacturing technology for refrigerators .Display industry and its components: By
acquiring Thomson SAs color picture-tube manufacturing business which is spread
across China, Poland, and Mexico, Videocon is able to improve the technology in
existing products in slim tube, plasma, LCD, and other flat-panel display lines as well as
create new innovative products. Color Picture Tube Glass: Videocon is one of the largest
Color Picture Tube (CPT) glass manufacturers in the world with a high level of
experience and technical expertise operating through Poland and India. Videocon
produces a superior range of panels and funnels to meet the demand for large-size, flat,
and slim CRT display products. Oil and Gas: An important asset for the group is its ravva
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oil field with one of the lowest operating costs in the world producing 50,000 barrels of
oil per day. The group has ambitious plans for expansion in this sector globally. With
strategically located manufacturing bases and an enviable distribution network of around
90 branch offices, 10,000 distributors & 400 after-sales service centers across India.
Key people
.No Name Designation
1 Venugopal N Dhoot Chairman
3 Venugopal N Dhoot Managing Director
2 Vinod Kumar Bohra Company Secretary
4 S Ananthakrishnan Nominee Director - IDBI
5 S Padmanabhan Non Executive Independent Director
8 Radhey Shyam Agarwal Non Executive Independent Director
9 Anil G Joshi Non Executive Independent Director
6 Satya Pal Talwar Non Executive Independent Director
7 S C N Jatar Non Executive Independent Director
10Pradipkumar N Dhoot Whole Time Director
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CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Bhattacharya (2000) constructs a vision of the Indian telecommunication sector for the
year 2020. The paper aims at isolating agents of change based on international
experiences and situates India in the development continuum. The agents of change have
been broadly categorized into economic structure, competition policy and technology.
Das (2000), in her paper described the Liberalization of the Indian telecommunications
services which started in mid nineties with no change in the existing public monopoly
structure, entirely controlled by Department of Telecommunications. In order to evaluate
any proposed industry structure, it is essential to analyze the production technology of
DOT so as to determine the rationale of liberalization and sustainability of competition.
Accordingly, the researcher estimates a frontier multi-product cost function for DOT,
where the cost function has been duly modified to account for the production technology
of a public monopoly. The study finds that although DOT displays high allocation
inefficiency, it is still a natural monopoly with very high degree of sub additively of cost
of production. This study implies that the choice of any reform policy should consider the
trade-off between the loss of scale and scope economies and cost saving from the
reduction in inefficiency of the incumbent monopoly in the event of competition.
Rao (2000), in her article named Internet service providers in India, provides a broad
view of the role of an Internet service provider (ISP) and the factors to be considered
before entering the ISP market. Describes the Internet/ISP scene within India and
discusses the configuration of local, regional and national level ISPs, and the supporting
infrastructure. She also identifies the various success factors. The global Internet scenario
is discussed regarding the phases of the Internet in India, i.e. pre and post
commercialization. The main players are described: ERNET, NICNET, STPI, VSNL,
MTNL, Satyam Info way and Bharti-BT. The financial and legal implications are
highlighted in the Indian context. Many companies entered the nascent ISP business in
India due to deregulation. Building local content, foreknowledge of new Internet
technologies, connecting issues, competitiveness, etc. would help in their sustainability.
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She concludes that though many companies entered the nascent ISP businesses in India
due to deregulation, many of them are unlikely to survive in the longer term.
Vrmani (2000) estimates the contribution of telecommunication (or telecom) services to
aggregate economic growth in India. Estimated contribution is distinguished between
public and private sectors to highlight the impact of telecom privatization on economic
growth. Knowledge of policy determinants of demand of telecom services is shown to be
essential to enhance growth contribution of telecom services. Using a recent sample
survey data from Karnataka State in South India, price and income determinants of
demand for telecom services are estimated by capacity of telephone exchanges
Estimation results offer evidence for significant negative own price elasticity and positive
income elasticity of demand for telecom services.
Narinder(2004), in his article Enhancing Developmental Opportunities by Promoting
ICT Use: Vision for Rural India talks about the foremost benefits of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries that can be helpful in
improving governance including public safety and eradication of illiteracy. The benefits
of ICTs have not reached the masses in India due to lack of ICT infrastructure,
particularly in rural areas, where two-third of the population of the country lives. Even in
cities and suburban areas, use of ICTs is not popular due to lack of awareness to its use,
computer illiteracy, and absence of practical applications. India is the largest country in
South Asia, with a population of over one billion people and its telecom sector is
presently experiencing fast growth phases. However telephony penetration in villages is
less than two percent of the rural population and about 15 percent of the villages are still
without any telephony service. Universal access to ICTs in rural areas has been planned
and is being implemented through Public Tele Info Centers having voice data and video,
as majority of villagers in India cannot afford a separate home connection. Illiteracy in
rural areas is as high as 40 percent and in some tribal belts hardly about 20 percent people
are literate. There are 35 million children in age group of 611 years, who are out of
school and one out of four drops out during primary classes. Education and training,
therefore, must be given the top priority if advantages of ICTs are to be harnessed. Indian
economy is agriculture based and employs maximum workforce. Improvement in
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agriculture productivity can help in reducing rural poverty. Adoption of ICT in
agriculture will play an increasingly important role in crop production and natural
resource management. The other critical factor is technological challenges for universal
access to ICTs to bring down the network access cost.
Dey (2004), in her article talks about the discussions between the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) and communications policy makers and regulators
in other countries and how they have gleaned several clusters of issues where further
research would directly benefit them. Recently, there have been two notable shifts. First,
as the acceptance of the competition model over the monopoly model for
telecommunications markets takes deep effect in regulators all over the world, questions
regarding process and procedure for regulation are becoming ever more urgent. Thispaper discusses current questions regarding decision making, enforcement, and
understanding consumer issues that arise often in the FCC's discussions with other
regulators. Second, technological change is potentially shifting market definitions. In the
FCC's discussion with other regulators over the last two years, the overlap of wire line
telecom, wireless telecom and cable television has become more pronounced.
Singh (2005), in his article The role of technology in the emergence of the information
society in India describes the role that information and communication technologies are
playing for Indian society to educate them formally or informally which is ultimately
helping India to emerge as an information society. Though India has a huge population,
the illiteracy rate is also huge in this country. The paper has taken an approach to find the
historical situation and present the prevailing scenario as well as the change that are
taking place with the application of ICT to the advantage of the society in different areas
including daily life. India is making all out efforts to be counted among the developed
nations of the world. The article also describes the considerable attention India is taking
for application of technology, development of infrastructure and human resource for
meeting national needs. Basically India is building an information society. Technology
has helped society to cut across the traditional boundaries for getting converted into an
emerging information society. The study concludes that The Indian software and services
industry has significantly helped to boost the Indian economy. In IT-enabled services too,
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India has been clearly perceived to be the dominant hub. The Indian software sector is
being recognized as the single largest contributor to incremental market capitalization in
India but the sector is still small in terms of contribution to GDP, especially when
compared to other large sectors in the economy like agriculture and manufacturing.
Similarly, the telecommunication sector has contributed a lot but still has a considerable
way to go. The paper also enforces that comparisons of Indias telecommunication
statistics with those of developed and other emerging economies show that the country is
still far behind its contemporaries.
Mr. Banka (2006) gives an overview of the mergers and acquisitions in the
telecommunication industry. According to him Governments decision to raise the foreign
investment limit to 74% is expected to spur fresh rounds of mergers and takeovers inIndia. He foresees a sector that represents humongous opportunity waiting to be tapped
by Indian and foreign conglomerates.
Thomas (2007), in his article describes the contribution made by telecommunications in
India by the state and civil society to public service, this article aims to identify the
states initial reluctance to recognize telecommunications provision as a basic need as
against the robust tradition of public service aligned to the postal services and finds hope
in the renewal of public service telecommunications via the Right to Information
movement. The article follows the methodology of studying the history of
telecommunications approach that is conversant with the political economy tradition. It
uses archival sources, personal correspondence, and published information as its research
material. The findings of the paper suggests that public service in telecommunication is a
relatively new concept in the annals of Indian telecommunications and that a
deregulated environment along with the Right to Information movement holds significant
hope for making public service telecommunications a real alternative. The article
provides a reflexive, critical account of public service telecommunications in India and
suggests that it can be strengthened by learning gained from the continual renewal of
public service ideals and action by the postal services and a people-based demand model
linked to the Right to Information Movement. All studies done by the researcher suggests
that the right to information movement has contributed to the revitalization of
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participatory democracy in India and to a strengthening of public service
telecommunications.
Cygnus Business Consulting & Research Pvt. Ltd. (2008), in its Quarterly
Performance Analysis of Companies (April-June 2008) has analyzed the Indian telecom
industry in the awake of recent global recession and its overall impact on the Indian
economy. The analysis is done in the background of wake of global recession and rising
inflation. Cygnus estimates, the Indian telecom industry is expected to maintain the
growth trajectory in the next quarter as well. With almost 5-6m subscribers are being
added every month, and the country is witnessing wild momentum in the telecom
industry.
Maheshwari (July-September 2008), in her report analyzed the Indian telecom industry
and ascertain that Indian telecommunications has been zooming up the growth curve at
an mounting pace, and India is has surpassed US to become the second largest wireless
network in the world. This growing subscriber base is basically created by tapping into
rural India, which is an emerging market for the industry. The estimate for the next five
to ten years is that the rural market will form 40 % of the subscriber base. The study has
analyzed the human resource management process of the industry, and specially the latest
trends of recruitment of this massively growing industry
Mani (2008) addresses a number of issues arising from the growth of telecom services in
India since the mid-1990s. It also discusses a number of spillover effects for the rest of
the economy and one of the more important effects is the potential to develop a major
manufacturing hub in the country for telecom equipment and for downstream industries
such as semiconductor devices. The telecom industry in India could slowly become an
example of the service sector acting as a fillip to the growth of the manufacturing sector.
A beginning towards this has been made. The formation of a Telecom Equipment Export
Forum and the announcement of the Indian Semiconductor Policy 2007 are steps in this
direction. Success crucially depends on the response of the private sector to these
incentives. Given the importance that a regulatory agency can play in this crafting, no
effort should be lost in strengthening the powers of the TRAI. The benefits to the Indian
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economy from having both a strong services and manufacturing segments in the telecom
sector cannot be undermined.
Narayana (2008) estimates the contribution of telecommunication (or telecom) services
to aggregate economic growth in India. Estimated contribution is distinguished between
public and private sectors to highlight the impact of telecom privatization on economic
growth. Knowledge of policy determinants of demand of telecom services is shown to be
essential to enhance growth contribution of telecom services. Using a recent sample
survey data from Karnataka State in South India, price and income determinants of
demand for telecom services are estimated by capacity of telephone exchanges.
Estimation results offer evidence for significant negative own price elasticity and positive
income elasticity of demand for telecom services.
Shah (February, 2009), has analyzed Indian telecom industry and studied the sector
keeping in mind three companies; namely Bharti, Reliance .Communication and idea in
the background of recent global melt down. The study suggests that though there is no
sign of slowdown in this sector, but surely a strong turmoil is going on in the industry.
The study states that the sector is fairly immune from the current economic downturn &
does provide a good defensive bet in medium term. With the help of newer technologies,
wireless penetration is expected to increase in the near future, which is basically fuelling
the growth of the sector. While the 3G / Broadband adoption would ensure long term
growth momentum, the article has thoroughly investigated about the intense competitive
scenario, pricing pressure, high capital intensity & substantial regulatory uncertainties
currently faced by the industry. The article has also described the cause of being
relatively safe of this industry. The causes described by Shah are increasing rural
coverage, rising affordability, declining handset/subscription costs, substantially low
tariffs & established brand/distribution. However, the study also cautions the telecom
industry that a steeper economic slowdown could start impacting the subscriber usage
patterns as well as operator capital investments & thereby could substantially restrict
revenue growth rates going forward.
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CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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3.1 Research Methodology:-
Research methodology is considered as the nerve of the project. Without a proper well-
organized research plan, it is impossible to complete the project and reach to any
conclusion. The project was based on the survey plan. The main objective of survey wasto collect appropriate data, which work as a base for drawing conclusion and getting
result. Therefore, research methodology is the way to systematically solve the research
problem. Research methodology not only talks of the methods but also logic behind the
methods used in the context of a research study and it explains why a particular method
has been used in the preference of the other methods
3.2OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
To find the awareness of the customers related to Videocon. To find the purchasing frequency of the customers. To find the satisfaction level of the customer To analyze which facility influences the customer most while selecting Mobile
operator.
To helps the company to provide more offers in order to increase the sale. To helps the company to concentrate on plan voucher in order to satisfy and attract
more customers.
3.3 Research Design: - A Research Design is a master plan to conduct the formal
investigation and survey. It is a specification method devised to collect the information
needed for solving the problem. The framework of conducting research is known as
Research Design.
Descriptive Research:-The research design used in this study is the Descriptive
Research Design. Descriptive Research is concluded with measuring and estimating the
frequencies with which things occur (or) the degree of correlation (or) association
between various variables. Market research reports are often descriptive and they
measure market size, structure, behavior and attitudes of consumers in the market place.
Data obtained through descriptive research can be put in to various statistical analyses.
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Sources of Data:-All market research requires vast reservoirs of information. There may
be different types of information and data. It is necessary for the researcher to know the
kind of information which is usually employed in marketing research work and the types
of sources from which it is generally collected. The researcher has to collect more
specific information from specific sources of marketing data for solving specific
problems of the market.
Methods of Data
Primary Data: - Primary Data may be described as those data that have been observed
and recorded by the researchers for the first time to their knowledge. The data are
originated by the researcher for the purpose of the investigation at hand. In the study
datas were collected through Direct Interview Method. The interview was carried out
meticulously in order to avoid misinterpretation of the data. In this study the data was
collected through direct interview method using a Structured Questionnaire.
Secondary Data:-Secondary Data are statistics not gathered for the immediate study at
hand but for some other purpose. They may be described as those data that have been
complied by some agency other than the user. One method of collection of this primary
data is through structured direct interviews. A formal questionnaire consisting of non-
disguised questions are used for this interview. Formal lists of questions were prepared
and were asked in sequence to the employees.
This primary data can be collected by the following ways:
Observational research: The data can be gathered by observing therelevant factors and settings.
Focus-Group research: A focus group is a gathering of six to ten peoplewho are invited to spend a few hours with a skilled moderator to discuss a
product, service organization or other marketing entity.
Survey research: Companies undertakes surveys to learn about peoplesknowledge, beliefs, preferences and satisfaction and to measure these
magnitudes in the general population.
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Experimental research: the most scientifically valid research isexperimental research. The purpose of this research is to capture cause-
and-effect relationships by eliminating competing explanations of the
observed findings.
METHOD USED IN THE STUDY
In this study the primary data is collected through survey research method. The
questionnaire is used as the research instrument for collected data. A formal
questionnaire consisting of non-disguised questions were prepared and through direct
personal interview the study was carried out.
QUESTIONNAIRE:-The questionnaire is a standardized form for recording answer on
the basis set of questions. Because of its flexibility the questionnaire is by far the most
common instrument used to collect primary data questionnaire need to be carefully
developed, tested and debugged before they are administered on a large scale. The
recording of answers may be undertaken either by the interviewer or by the respondents
as the method of data collection require.The term questionnaire usually refers to a self
administered process whereby the respondent himself reads the questions and records his
answers without the assistance of an interviewer. The questionnaire is a useful method
of data collection as it provides standardized methods of data analysis.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS USED FOR THE STUDY:
Open-end Questions:-Open-end questions allow respondents to answer in their own
words. Open-end questions. Often reveal more because respondents are not constraint in
their answers. Open-end questions are specially useful in the researcher is looking for
insight into how people think rather than in measuring how many people think a certain
way. Example: Give in your suggestions for the betterment of the organization.
Multiple Choice Questions
A question with three or more answers
Example: How much time is required for handling a Grievance?
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a. Within 24 hours b. Within two days c. Within a week
d. Within a month e. Within a Fortnight
SAMPLING
Sample design:-A sample design is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given
population. It describes the techniques for the researcher to adopt in selecting items for
the samples and determines the size of the sample. For the purpose of this study, Simple
Random Sampling, which belongs to the Probability Random Sampling Design, was
chosen.
SAMPLING SIZE:
200 customers were approached by the researchers for collecting the data.
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE:
The simple random sampling technique is used.
3.4 LIMITATIONS
1. Sometimes respondents did not respond well to all the questions in thequestionnaire.
2. Small sample size 200.3. Some biasness might have occurred in analysis. Because of lack of expert
knowledge.
4. Best efforts were made to incorporate all-important variables in study, yet chancesof some of variables not appearing in study are not ruled out.
5. Frequent developments in this sector can be a major reason of limitation in thestudy
6. Biasness in views of respondents cant be ruled out7. Resistance to change sometimes affects view of respondents.
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CHAPTER-4
DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
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DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
The process by which sense and meaning are made of the data gathered in qualitative
research, and by which the emergent knowledge is applied to clients' problems. This data
often takes the form of records of group discussions and interviews, but is not limited tothis. Through processes of revisiting and immersion in the data, and through complex
activities of structuring, re-framing or otherwise exploring it, the researcher looks for
patterns and insights relevant to the key research issues and uses these to address the
client's brief. Once necessary information has been collected through observation or
survey or experiment, the following steps are to be taken.
GENDER
GENDER No of respondent Percentage
Male 70 35
Female 130 65
Total 200 100
INTERPRETATION:
Out of 200 respondent 65% respondent were female and 35% respondent were male
35%
65%
100%Male
Female
Total
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1. How long you using the Videocon Telecom?USING VIDEOCON NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE
1-2 month 30 15%
2-4 month 30 15%
4-6 month 100 50%
More than 6 month 40 20%
total 200 100%
INTERPRETATION
Out of 200 respondent 50% of respondents were using the videocon telecom more than 6
month were as 15% of respondents were using the videocon from 1-2 month and 2-4
month.
30 30
100
40
200
15 15
50
20
100
0
50
100
150
200
250
1-2 month 2-4 month 4-6 month More than
6 month
total
RE
SPONDENTS
PERIODS
no of respondents
no of percentage
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2.How do you come to know to about the plan and benefits of Videocon Telecom?
COME TO KNOW
ABOUT VIDEOCONNO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE
By TV 30 15
By newspaper 30 15
By friends 50 25
By internet 50 25
Other 40 20
total 200 100
INTERPRETATION
Out of 200 respondents 25% respondents were come to know about the videocontelecom by friends ,25 % by interent, 15% by TV, 15 % by newspaper.
0
50
100
150
200
30 3050 50 40
200
15 1525 25 20
100
RESPONDENTS
MEDIA
no of
respondents
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3.Do you comfortable with service of the Vodeocon telecom?
COMFORTABLE
WITH SERVICENO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE
Yes 130 65
No 70 35
total 200 100
INTERPRETATION
Out of 200 respondents 65% of respondents were comfortable with the videocon services
were as 35% of respondents were not comfortable with the videocon services.
65%
35%
100%Yes
No
total
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4.On what services do you purchase the Videocon Telecom?
SERVICES NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE
Internet Pack 90 45
Call Service 80 40
SMS Pack 30 15
Total 200 100
INTERPRETATION
Out of 200 respondents 45% of respondents purchase the Videocon due to Internet Pack,40% due to low call package and 15% due to SMS pack.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Internet
Pack
Call Service SMS Pack Total
9080
30
200
45 40
15
100
NO OF RESPONDENT
PERCENTAGE
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5. In Videocon which rate cutter do you prefer?
RATE CUTTER YOU
PREFERNO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE
25 20 10
30 80 40
59 10 5
96 90 45
Total 200 100
INTERPRETATION
Out of 200 respondents 45% respondents were using the 96 rate cutter were as 5% of
respondents were using the 59 rate cutter.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
25 30 59 96 Total
20
80
10
90
200
10
40
5
45
100
RESPONDENTS
RATE CUTTER
no of
respondents
no of
percentage
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6. When you make purchase plan in Videocon Telecom?