\nBy:<\/strong> Amit Sharma - Executive Vice President and President, Asia at American Tower Corporation<\/a> (ATC<\/a>) <\/strong>
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\nNEW DELHI: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is progressive and demonstrates the government’s commitment to positioning the economy on an accelerated growth trajectory.
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We are especially buoyed by the continued emphasis and support to initiatives under the Digital India program. Telecom<\/a> and Telecom infrastructure sector growth will be critical for strengthening the digital payment infrastructure, and for boosting digital payments. As the country’s largest independent telecom infrastructure provider, we believe in the tremendous potential and promise of Digital India, and are committed to supporting and partnering with the Government to ensure the success of the Digital India program.
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\nBy the end of 2017-18, high-speed broadband connectivity, via optical fibre, will be available in more than 1,50,000 gram panchayats, which will allow us link our towers and provide rural broadband connectivity. We are pleased to see that the Government is launching a DigiGaon initiative to provide tele-medicine, education and skills through digital technology. This is very similar to ATC’s Digital Village program where we provide self-learning opportunities for children through computer kiosks, as well as digital literacy to adults.
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ATC has generated one of the largest FDI investments in the telecom sector in India, over $ 1 billion in FY 2016 alone. We believe that the phasing out of FIPB<\/a> is the right step could speed up investment approvals. However, the real test lies in effective implementation; we hope that FIPB will not be replaced by the old system of obtaining multiple window clearances from ministries, for large scale investments. \n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":56915376,"title":"Budget 2017: M-SIPS to provide impetus to local component manufacturing","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/budget-2017-no-big-announcements-to-boost-domestic-manufacturing-says-micromax\/56915376","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":56915674,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Budget 2017: Phasing out FIPB is a right step","synopsis":"The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is progressive and demonstrates the government\u2019s commitment to positioning the economy on an accelerated growth trajectory.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/budget-2017-phasing-out-fipb-is-a-right-step","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":false,"artdate":"2017-02-01 16:48:36","lastupd":"2017-02-01 17:13:00","breadcrumbTags":["Telecom","industry","ATC","FIPB","American Tower Corporation","Tower Company","Budget 2017"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/budget-2017-phasing-out-fipb-is-a-right-step"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-02-01" data-index="article_1">
由: Amit Sharma——执行副总裁和主席、亚洲美国塔公司(空中交通管制)
新德里:联邦预算的财政部长杰是进步,体现了政府的承诺来定位经济加速增长轨迹。
我们尤其受到持续重视和支持计划在印度数字程序。电信和电信基础设施领域增长将加强电子支付的关键基础设施,和促进数字支付。作为中国最大的独立电信基础设施的提供者,我们相信印度数字的巨大潜力和承诺,并致力于与政府支持和合作,确保数字印度项目的成功。
到2017年底- 18,高速宽带连接,通过光纤将超过1,50000克“村务委员会”,这将使我们联系塔和提供农村宽带连接。我们高兴地看到,政府推出DigiGaon倡议提供tele-medicine,通过数字技术教育和技能。这非常类似于ATC的数字村项目,我们通过电脑亭为孩子提供学习的机会,以及数字素养的成年人。
ATC产生了最大的FDI(外国直接投资在电信部门在印度,仅在2016财政年度就超过10亿美元。我们相信的逐步淘汰FIPB是正确的步骤可以加快投资审批。然而,真正的考验在于有效实施;我们希望FIPB不会取代旧系统获得多个窗口部门许可,为大规模的投资。
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