Global telecom service providers form new trade body in India
02 Feb 2009
New Delhi: Global telecom service providers providing enterprise telecom services in India today announced the formation of the Association of Competitive Telecom Operators (ACTO).
ACTO is intended at being an industry body focused on policies to enhance enterprise telecommunications in India. It has been formed by several leading non-integrated long distance carriers, including ACTO's founder members include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Orange Business Services and Verizon Business, who provide service to the enterprise market segment.
The Enterprise market segment includes the IT-enabled Services, business process outsourcing, and multinational company segments.
The formation of ACTO, and its focus on enterprise telecommunications, signifies the importance and promising growth in the enterprise segment.
S N Gupta, president BT Global Services, the president of ACTO, said, ''ACTO will strive to advocate for open competition in the Indian market to promote sustainable investment in the long-distance telecommunications services sector. India is a key strategic location for many multinational companies, and investment in best practice across the telecommunications service sector is an increasingly critical requirement to support economic growth. We hope this will help to promote the ongoing dynamism of the Indian telecommunications market''.
ACTO will represent and advocate to the government and regulatory bodies on issues related to market opening, emerging technologies and pro-competitive policies and reforms in the Enterprise market segment.
Its office bearers are:
Satya N Gupta, president, BT Global Services India,
Naveen Tandon, vice president, AT&T Global Network Services India Private Limited,
Rishi Chawla, general secretary, Cable&Wireless Networks India Private Limited,
Priya Mahajan, treasurer, Verizon Communications India Private Limited,
Rajesh Ballal, joint secretary, Orange Business Services India.
