The document provides information on the history and technology of BSNL, the Indian state-run telecommunications company. It was formed in 1985 when the Department of Post and Telegraph was separated into the Department of Post and Department of Telegraph. The document then describes how a telephone subscriber is connected to an exchange, going through the handset, rosette, window, distribution point, and main distribution frame. It also provides brief summaries of WiMAX technology and applications, broadband policy and subscribers in India, and optical fiber and GSM network architecture.