The Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC) is a branch of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)

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 of the Government of India

Government of India

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. The department is responsible for issuing amateur radio

Amateur radio

Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...

 licenses and allotting the frequency spectrum and monitoring the frequency spectrum. The WPC is headquartered in New Delhi

New Delhi

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 and has regional branches in Mumbai

Mumbai

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, Chennai

Chennai

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, Kolkata

Kolkata

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 and Guwahati

Guwahati

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WPC is divided into major sections like Licensing and Regulation (LR), New Technology Group (NTG) and Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA). SACFA makes the recommendations on major frequency allocation issues, formulation of the frequency allocation plan, making recommendations on the various issues related to International Telecom Union (ITU), to sort out problems referred to the committee by various wireless users, Siting clearance of all wireless installations in the country etc.

External links

• http://www.wpc.dot.gov.in -- Official site
• http://qrz.vu2ukr.com -- HAM RADIO Directory of India qrz.vu2ukr.com