Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai
AGENDA
09:30 – 10:15: Registration
10.15 – 11.05: Opening Session
10:15 – 10:25: Welcome Address:
Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT
10.25 – 10.30: Telecom Infrastructure Providers Perspective:
Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA
10:30 – 10:35: Address by ICRIER
Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
10.35 – 10:40: Telecom Service Providers Perspective
Shri R. S. Mathews, DG, COAI
10:40 – 10:50: Address:
Shri K. Shanmugam, CS, TN State Govt
10:50 – 11:00: Address:
Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary (Telecom), DoT
11:00 – 11:05: Vote of Thanks
Shri Ashok Raj, Sr. DDG, TN LSA DoT
11:05 – 11:15: Tea Break
Session – 1: Right of Way (RoW) for Digital Infrastructure
11:15 – 12:15: Presentation on RoW Rules, 2016 and Status of RoW policy
Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT / Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA
Session – 2: Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) of States/UTs
12:15 – 13:15: Presentation: Objective and Methodology of BRI; Data collection from States/UTs
Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Session – 3: Roll of DoT LSA in States/UTs
13:15 – 13:30: Presentation: Role of DoT LSA in States/UTs
Ms. V. Meenalochiny, DDG, DoT LSA
13.30 – 14.15: Lunch
Session – 4: Status of Bharat Net and Uncovered Villages
14:15 – 15:30: Presentation on Review of Bharat Net Project & Uncovered Villages
Shri Pankaj Kumar, JA (T) USOF / Shri R. K. Singh Director (Planning), BBNL
15:30 – 15:45: Tea Break
Session – 5: Session on EMF emission
15:45 – 16:30: Presentation: EMF Emissions and towers: The Physics & Technical Aspects
Shri R. M. Chaturvedi, DDG (CS), DoT
Session – 6: Interactive Session with States/UTs
16:30 – 17:00: Q & A: Interactive Session with State Representatives
DoT, ICRIER, COAI, TAIPA