STATUS OF DISPUTE STATUS OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT

MECHANISM IN THE MECHANISM IN THE TELECOM SECTOR IN TELECOM SECTOR IN

INDIA INDIA

PREVIEWPREVIEW

► INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION► COMN NEEDS OF ARMYCOMN NEEDS OF ARMY► CONTRIBUTION OF TELECOM SECTOR TO CONTRIBUTION OF TELECOM SECTOR TO

MEET ARMY NEEDS - PROCEDURE INVOLVEDMEET ARMY NEEDS - PROCEDURE INVOLVED► AWARENESS OF TDSAT FUNCTIONS BY ALL AWARENESS OF TDSAT FUNCTIONS BY ALL

REGISTERED TELECOM COMPANIESREGISTERED TELECOM COMPANIES► TRAI VS TDSAT – AN OPINIONTRAI VS TDSAT – AN OPINION► TECHNOLOGY - A NUISANCE? TECHNOLOGY - A NUISANCE? ► CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

► ADVANCEMENT IN COMN TECHNOLOGYADVANCEMENT IN COMN TECHNOLOGY►MODERNISATION IN THE ARMYMODERNISATION IN THE ARMY

CONVENGENCE OF TECHNOLOGYCONVENGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY IT & TELE COMMUNICATIONIT & TELE COMMUNICATION DIGITAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITYDIGITAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY VALUE ADDED SERVICESVALUE ADDED SERVICES IMPORTANCE OF SECRECYIMPORTANCE OF SECRECY

► ARMY COMN – AN OVERVIEWARMY COMN – AN OVERVIEW PEACE-TIME COMNPEACE-TIME COMN OPERATIONAL COMNOPERATIONAL COMN

► RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

COMN NEEDS OF ARMYCOMN NEEDS OF ARMY

► PEACE-TIME REQUIREMENTSPEACE-TIME REQUIREMENTS►MEDIA AND FACILITIES FOR VOICE, DATA, MEDIA AND FACILITIES FOR VOICE, DATA,

FAX, VALUE ADDED SERVICESFAX, VALUE ADDED SERVICES►ON RENT AND GUARANTEEON RENT AND GUARANTEE► ARMY OWNEDARMY OWNED►OPERATIONAL COMN NEEDSOPERATIONAL COMN NEEDS►MOSTLY ARMY’S OWN SYSTEMS, MEDIA AND MOSTLY ARMY’S OWN SYSTEMS, MEDIA AND

EQPTEQPT► REARWARD AND BACKBONE NETWORK MAY REARWARD AND BACKBONE NETWORK MAY

BE FROM CIV AGENCIESBE FROM CIV AGENCIES

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE

► REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)► TENDER ENQUERYTENDER ENQUERY► TECHNICAL APPROVALTECHNICAL APPROVAL► TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF BIDSTECHNICAL EVALUATION OF BIDS► APPROVAL OF TECHNICAL EVALUATIONAPPROVAL OF TECHNICAL EVALUATION►OPENING OF COMMERCIAL BIDS AND PNCOPENING OF COMMERCIAL BIDS AND PNC► FINAL SANCTION BY CFAFINAL SANCTION BY CFA► PLACING OF SUPPLY ORDERPLACING OF SUPPLY ORDER► LEGAL CLAUSES AND ROLE OF IFALEGAL CLAUSES AND ROLE OF IFA► ATP AND PAYMENT PROCEDUREATP AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE

TDSAT AWARENESSTDSAT AWARENESS

► PROBLEMS FACED BY ARMY IN DEALING PROBLEMS FACED BY ARMY IN DEALING WITH VENDORSWITH VENDORS MTNL / BSNLMTNL / BSNL

► DELAYED BILLS OF EARLIER YEARSDELAYED BILLS OF EARLIER YEARS► ADVANCE PAYMENTS AND DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATIONADVANCE PAYMENTS AND DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION

OTHERSOTHERS ► TERMS AND CONDITIONS – VENDORS VS IFATERMS AND CONDITIONS – VENDORS VS IFA► PENALTY CLAUSESPENALTY CLAUSES

► POOR AWARENESS ABOUT TDSAT POOR AWARENESS ABOUT TDSAT FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

TECHNOLOGY – A TECHNOLOGY – A NUISANCE?NUISANCE?

► MOVIE ON MOBILEMOVIE ON MOBILE► RELIANCE INFOCOM VS BSNLRELIANCE INFOCOM VS BSNL► CAMERA ON CELLAPHONECAMERA ON CELLAPHONE► PROTECTION AGAINST VIRUSES-PROTECTION AGAINST VIRUSES-

STANDARDISATIONSTANDARDISATION► POLICING PETTI – CRIMESPOLICING PETTI – CRIMES► CDMA TECHNOLOGYCDMA TECHNOLOGY► PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUAL – MONITORING?PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUAL – MONITORING?► TV CHANNELS ON MOBILE PHONE – NEED?TV CHANNELS ON MOBILE PHONE – NEED?

TRAI VS TDSAT – AN OPINIONTRAI VS TDSAT – AN OPINION

► TRAI – POLICY MAKING BODYTRAI – POLICY MAKING BODY► IMPLEMENTAION AND MONITORING ?IMPLEMENTAION AND MONITORING ?► DISPUTE SETTLEMENT – JUDICIARY OR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT – JUDICIARY OR

TDSATTDSAT► COORD ASPECTS BETWEEN TRAI & COORD ASPECTS BETWEEN TRAI &

TDSATTDSAT► NEED FOR TWO AGENCYNEED FOR TWO AGENCY

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION