Hindustan Times | April 14, 2011 | Bhadra Sinha
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has taken a U-turn from its earlier stand on the 2G spectrum allocation policy and has decided to take a fresh look at Tata telecom’s claim regarding seniority in spectrum allocation. In an affidavit before TDSAT in December 2010, the DoT has agreed to reconsider Tata’s case as an existing licence holder and re-position it in the list of seniority.
This means as and when DoT has spectrum for allocation, Tata would be considered first.
The DoT’s shift in stand, which came after Kapil Sibal took over as telecom minister in November 2010, is likely to affect other telecom players including Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless that were the beneficiaries of earlier policy during A Raja’s tenure. The latest affidavit has been filed in response to Tata’s plea seeking a correction in the policy that moved it lower in the seniority list, below new entrants such as Swan and Unitech Wireless.
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