Telecommunications in India
India's telecommunication network is the second largest in the world by number of telephone users with over 1.1 billion subscribers as of December 2023. It has one of the lowest call tariffs in the world enabled by multiple large-scale telecom operators and the ensuant hyper-competition between them. India has the world's second-largest Internet user-base with over 904 million broadband internet subscribers as of December 2023.
A microwave tower for short distance (~50 km) communication
Indian telegraph receipt 1912 (front top and back bottom) with additional labels
A mobile phone tower in Leh, Ladakh, India, surrounded by Buddhist prayer flags
Typical signboards of STD booths (kiosks from where STD calls can be made) and internet kiosks in India
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. It was established in 1936. It is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, an Indian television broadcaster. Headquartered in the Akashvani Bhavan building in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, the FM Section, and the National Service, and is also home to the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra, (Delhi).
Headquarters at Sansad Marg, New Delhi
AIR headquarters in New Delhi
Old Akashvani Bhawan on Sansad Marg
AIR tower in Mangalore, Karnataka