From Sukh Ram to Mukesh Ambani, here're the men who changed telecom

With a charge of Rs 18/min for voice calls to free voice calls now, and a burgeoning subscriber base, India's telecom sector has come a long way. We look at the men who made all of this possible

Govt and administration
 

Sukh Ram

Sukh Ram was the communication minister in the P V Narasimha Rao's cabinet

He went to jail in a bribery case, but the communication minister in the P V Narasimha Rao Cabinet changed the telecom landscape of the country by bringing in the NTP 1994, which was prepared by his high-profile secretary N Vittal. For the first time, private sector participation was allowed in the sector and with it came the introduction of mobile services. He also allowed FDI of