COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India)

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COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) was set up in 1995 as a registered non- governmental, and non-profit society. The Cellular Operators Association of India was established with the aim that it would be dedicated to the advancement of modern communication.

COAI encourages the advancement of communication through Services of Mobile Cellular Telephone. The vision of COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) is to set up and sustain cellular infrastructure that is of world class standard and also to encourage mobile communication services that is affordable in the country. Cellular Operators Association of India is the official voice for the cellular industry in India and it interacts on its behalf with the licensor, the telecom industry associations, the management spectrum agency, and the policy makers. The chairman of COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) is Mr. Sanjeev Aga and the vice- chairman is Mr. Naresh Gupta. COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) has many committees under it such as the Executive Council Committee, Business Development Committee, Finance and Commercial committee, Regulatory Council Committee, and Technology Committee.

   
The various objectives of COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) are that it would study the best research and practices of the cellular industry in India and at the same time analyze the worldwide cellular experience. Further the various objectives of COAI are to encourage mobile telephony services at affordable rates for the Indians, to improve the competitiveness and standards in the Indian cellular industry, and also reach the status of top class infrastructure. Also the various objectives of Cellular Operators Association of India are to improve the quality and standards of services by consulting GSM India that is the Indian chapter of the Association GSM and to help the authorities that are relevant by giving them information with regard to the cellular industry in order to help them form suitable polices which would help in the growth of the industry.

COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) objectives includes to upgrade and maintain services such as security, speech transmission, coverage, and access in order to help in the expansion of the cellular services in the country and to make continuous efforts to satisfy the customers. Further the various objectives of COAI are to address the problems of the cellular operators that relate to financial, operational, licensing, or regulatory by interacting with the Ministry of Finance, Department of telecommunications, Financial Institutions, Ministry of Communications & IT, Ministry of Commerce, and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Also the objectives of Cellular Operators Association of India are to make efforts to achieve the country's objectives of better rural access and increased tele- density and also to spread information and dispense awareness among consumers and operators on issues relating to the various kinds of services provided by the service operators to their customers.

The various cellular companies that are members of COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) are:
  • Spice Communications Ltd
  • Reliance Telecom Ltd
  • Idea Cellular Ltd
  • BPL Cellular Ltd
  • Aircel Ltd
  • Vodafone Group
  • Bharti Airtel Ltd
COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) should make all efforts to encourage the growth of the cellular industry in India. For only then will it be able to fulfill the objectives for which it has been set up.