Telecom Export to US, Canada Shoot Up

Telecom equipment exports to the US and Canada have jumped 919 percent in 2002-03, according to the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council. Exports of telecom equipment to the US and Canada jumped from Rs 13 crore in 2001-02 to Rs 132 crore in 2002-03, mainly driven by export of items like intercom, transmission apparatus and satellite communication equipment. However, the total export of telecom equipment from India has grown from Rs 150 crore in 2001-02 to Rs 500 crore in 2002-03, registering a growth of 233 percent.