Policy for global mobile private communications by satellite

Electronics and information technology are the fastest growing sectors of Indian industry, both in terms of production and exports. With the exception of aerospace and defense electronics, licensing is no longer required for the electronics industry. With the liberalization of foreign investment and import-export policy of the entire economy, this sector is attracting potential interest not only as a huge market but also as a potential production base for international companies.

In recent times, 'Software Development and IT Enabled Services' has emerged as a niche opportunity for India in the global context. The government is taking all necessary steps to make India a global information technology superpower and leader in the era of information revolution. The government has announced promotion of information technology as one of the top five priorities of the country and has constituted a National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development.

Policy for global mobile private communications by satellite [ edit ]

The policy for grant of licenses for Global Mobile Private Communications Satellites (GMPCM) as per NTP-1999 was finalized and announced on 2 November 2001.

The process of granting GMPCS license is a complex process. The GMPCS license application along with all proposals is submitted to the law enforcement agency for security clearance. The letter of intent is issued after the proposal receives security clearance from the inter-ministerial committee consisting of the Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, Defense Secretary, Home Secretary, Secretary (Department of Space) and Director (Intelligence Bureau).

At this time a Letter of Intent for a GMPCS license has been issued to an applicant company and the license is now pending signing. This process includes testing of the GMPCS gateway and ground station with respect to security monitoring. The license fee, which is in the form of revenue sharing, is ten (ten) percent of the adjusted gross revenue and the entry fee is one crore rupees.