New Delhi, Telecom industry association COAI on Tuesday appointed Vodafone Idea COO Abhijeet Kishore as its president and Bharti Airtel Chief Regulatory Officer Rahul Vats as vice-president of the association with effect from June 2024.
The announcement comes after COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) concluded its Annual General Body meeting for 2023-24.
Kishor brings to the Board over three decades of extensive experience with the Indian telecom industry across various functions, organizations and geographies. He took over from Reliance Jio Infocomm Chairman Pramod K Mittal.
Vatsa also has 29 years of experience and expertise in telecommunications and broadcasting licensing, economic regulation, spectrum management and regulatory litigation.He is also a member of the Governing Council of various telecom standardization bodies in India.
“On behalf of the industry, I would like to reiterate our commitment to bridge the digital divide in the country and support the government's efforts to drive India's digital transformation.
“I look forward to collaborating with all stakeholders to address the challenges ahead to achieve our collective vision of a digitally empowered society,” Kishore said.
Earlier in the day, Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge as Telecom Minister under the Modi 3.0 government and said both the telecom sector and the India Post division have an important role to play on the global and local stage.
COAI Director General SP Kochhar said, “As India enters the third innings of the Modi-led government, we are hopeful that the Digital India program and other progressive policies will gain further momentum and every citizen will have access to digital resources and opportunities. Will provide." , Said.
The industry is looking forward to the spectrum auction to be held on June 25, during which airwaves worth over Rs 96,000 crore will be available.
The announcement comes after COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) concluded its Annual General Body meeting for 2023-24.
Kishor brings to the Board over three decades of extensive experience with the Indian telecom industry across various functions, organizations and geographies. He took over from Reliance Jio Infocomm Chairman Pramod K Mittal.
Vatsa also has 29 years of experience and expertise in telecommunications and broadcasting licensing, economic regulation, spectrum management and regulatory litigation.He is also a member of the Governing Council of various telecom standardization bodies in India.
“On behalf of the industry, I would like to reiterate our commitment to bridge the digital divide in the country and support the government's efforts to drive India's digital transformation.
“I look forward to collaborating with all stakeholders to address the challenges ahead to achieve our collective vision of a digitally empowered society,” Kishore said.
Earlier in the day, Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge as Telecom Minister under the Modi 3.0 government and said both the telecom sector and the India Post division have an important role to play on the global and local stage.
COAI Director General SP Kochhar said, “As India enters the third innings of the Modi-led government, we are hopeful that the Digital India program and other progressive policies will gain further momentum and every citizen will have access to digital resources and opportunities. Will provide." , Said.
The industry is looking forward to the spectrum auction to be held on June 25, during which airwaves worth over Rs 96,000 crore will be available.
