Question

Write a detailed note on various facilities offered by Indian Postal Department and different types of telecom services offered?

Answer 1

Indian post and telegraph department provides various postal services across India. Through their regional and divisional level arrangements the various facilities provided by postal department are broadly categorised into:

• Financial facilities: These facilities are provided through the post office’s savings schemes like Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra, and National Saving Certificate
• Mail facilities: Mail services consist of parcel facilities that is transmission of articles from one place to another; registration facility to provide security f the transmitted articles and insurance facility to provide insurance cover for all risks in the course of transmission by post
• Allied Facilities: Greeting post, media post, International money transfer, speed post, passport facilities, e-bill.

Different types of Telecom services are as follows:

• Cellular mobile services: These are all types of mobile telecom services including voice and non-voice messages, data services and PCO services utilising any type of network equipment within their service area.
• Fixed line services: These are all types of fixed services including voice and non-voice messages and data services to establish linkages for long distance traffic. These utilise any type of network equipment primarily connected through fiber optic cables
• Cable services: These are linkages and switched services within a licensed area of operation to operate media services, which are essentially one-way entertainment related services.
• VSAT services: VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) is a satellite-based communications service. It offers businesses and government agencies a highly flexible and reliable communication solution in both urban and rural areas.
• DTH services: DTH (Direct to Home) is again a satellite-based media services provided by cellular companies. One can receive media services directly through a satellite with the help of a small dish antenna and a set top box.