No cap on number of players in service area: DoT
The Department of Telecom on Friday said there will be no cap on the number of players in a circle to create a level playing field for all the operators.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom on Friday said there will be no cap on the number of players in a circle to create a level playing field for all the operators.
Accepting regulator TRAI's recommendations, an official statement from DoT said: "The recommendations of TRAI that there should be no cap on the number of access provider in any service area has been considered by the government and has been accepted" .
There is no cap on the number of players at present. Accepting another recommendation on allowing operators to offer both GSM and CDMA technologies, it said: "The Unified (Telecom) Access Services (UAS) licenses are technology neutral and the licensees are required to provide access services and meet the stipulated roll-out obligations using wireline and/or wireless technologies by utilizing network equipment that meets the prescribed standards."
Accepting regulator TRAI's recommendations, an official statement from DoT said: "The recommendations of TRAI that there should be no cap on the number of access provider in any service area has been considered by the government and has been accepted" .
There is no cap on the number of players at present. Accepting another recommendation on allowing operators to offer both GSM and CDMA technologies, it said: "The Unified (Telecom) Access Services (UAS) licenses are technology neutral and the licensees are required to provide access services and meet the stipulated roll-out obligations using wireline and/or wireless technologies by utilizing network equipment that meets the prescribed standards."
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