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Highlight the recent change in the telecommunication sector in India.

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Over the years the telecommunication sector has shown a marked development in India. The following points highlight the developments of the telecommunication sector.
1. Along with the public sector companies, namely, BSNL, MTNL and VSNL many private sector companies have also started providing telephone services.
2. The use of cellular phones has increases manifold.
3. The number of radio stations have increased to a large extent.
4. The number of TV channels showing a host of programmes have increased by many times. Moreover, the number of subscribers have also increased to a large extent.
5. Nowadays, e-mails have gained popularity over fax and pager. With this it has become possible to send and receive messages from any part of the world.
6. The use of internet has increased tremendously. Nowadays, internet has reached the rural areas as well.