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Glossary of terms

Glossary of terms

A B C D E F G I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
NCLT and NCLAT

National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) were established as a part of reforms in India’s Company Law and as a part of reforming Companies Law

NCSC

National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC)

NDPL

Non Dealer Possession License for Storage, inventory of wireless equipment's. WPC provides such licenses

NIB
National Internet Backbone
NLD

National Long Distance (NLD) Service - National Long Distance (NLD) service refers to the carriage of switched-bearer telecommunications services over a long distance network i.e., a network connecting different short distance charging areas (SDCAs)

NNP
National Numbering Plan (NNP)
NRMS
Numbering resource management module (NRMS)
NSDT
 National Security Directive on Telecom (NSDT) 
NSWS
National Single Window System (NSWS) (common National IT Platform)
NTP
National Telecom Policy
NTP-94
National Telecom Policy-1994
NTP-99
New Telecom Policy-1999