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AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIAN

TELECOMM SECTOR

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ZENITH International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research__________ ISSN 2249- 8826
ZIJBEMR, Vol.5 (2), FEBRUARY (2015), pp. 8-16
Online available at zenithresearch.org.in

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN

INDIAN TELECOMM SECTOR

DR. VIJAY M. KUMBHAR

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS,

DHANANJAYARAO GADGIL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, SATARA.

ABSTRACT
The present study is an attempt for understanding the trend of FDI inflow in the
telecommunication sector of Indian economy. It is not only simple analysis of statistical data but
also advanced analysis of the time series data regarding the FDI in telecommunication sector. In
this study the researcher has tried to know overall trend of FDI inflow and sub-sector wise FDI
inflow in the sector. The result shows that there is no sustainable growth of FDI in
telecommunication sector however; there is no significant difference between FDI inflows in the
various subsectors of the telecommunication sector of the Indian economy. This also directs that
there is need to improve policy of FDI in telecommunication sector according to the changing
scenario in global market.

KEYWORDS: Telecommunication, FDI, Trend, Sub-Sectors

JEL Classification: L96, L98, F21

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Online available at zenithresearch.org.in

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