n-public network telecom industry, wireless communication, user specific transmission, switching and terminal equipment. The broadcasting sector broadly covers digital broadcasting of audio and video, broadband access, digital compression, digital storage and retrieval, hard disc based and optical technologies. The production of communication and broadcasting equipment during 1999-2000 is estimated to be of the order of Rs. 4,800 crores, as compared to production of Rs. 4,400 crores in 1998-99. With the announcement of New Telecom Policy’99 (NTP), the opportunities in the area of communicationand broadcasting are expected to grow rapidly. Internet Service Providers (ISP) licenses have been given to private sector, which will boost Internet & IT development in the country. Private investments in telecom sector in value added and basic services are being welcomed. Internet Service Provider (ISP) have been permitted to set up international gateways and to hire bandwidth on International Satellites. This will enable the increased availability of Internet bandwidth and will facilitate Internet expansion in the country. IT in Power & Infrastructure IT in association with power electronics is poised to play a key role in the infrastructure industry. IT has been an integral part of the power sector. SCADA systems for control rooms and for remote control of the facilities is one of the established IT applications in the power sector. Some of the other applications include data-logging, automated controls and instrumentation and power plant simulation for training purposes IT is used in distribution automotion, metering, billing, analysis and revenue protection in the distribution part of the power sector. With the privatisation and restructuring underway in the power sector, the potential for use of IT solutions has expanded immensely. Distribution Automation projects are being taken up in Andhra Pradesh and WBSEB. Power electronics in ass...
