About C-DOT

• Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) was established in 1984 as an autonomous Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
• It is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 
• It is a registered ‘public funded research institution’ with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. 
• C-DOT has been in the technology forefront and has significantly contributed to the Indian Telecom Network’s Digitization. 

Why in News?

• Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, observed its 40th Foundation Day.

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