TRAI recommends scrapping 69 licences

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New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The opposition Thursday piled up heat on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the 2G spectrum scam after again paralyzing parliament, leaving the Congress groping for a strategy to overcome a crisis that refuses to go away despite the resignation of the tainted A. Raja.

As the Supreme Court asked details of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's response to earlier pleas to take action against former and disgraced communication and IT minister Raja, the telecom watchdog recommended scrapping 69 of the 130 licenses given for 2G phone services since December 2006.

The action by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was the first clear sign that the Congress-led government was starting to distance itself from the spectrum row caused by the DMK's Raja.

'The roll-out of services on these licences has failed to comply with the set norms. Six companies had been given these 69 licences,' a senior TRAI official said. 'These companies must also be penalized.'

Of the 69 licenses, 20 were issued to Loop Telecom, 15 to Etisalat DB, 11 to Sistema-Shyam, 10 to Videocon, eight to Uninor and five to Aircel.

The TRAI suggestion come after the country's official auditor said Raja even ignored the prime minister's advice and allotted the radio frequency to new telecom players at low prices.
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Spectrum crisis deepens, TRAI cancels 69 licences
 
Looks like the client who I work for has lost its license. wonder what happens to me now :P

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^^ Vodafone says : Everyday I want to fly ...the govt. is on my side :P

Its to big that not even Indian PM can do anything to Airtel, reliance, Vodafone. They will loose majority the day they do anything to Reliance. Welcome to the corporation ruled world :P
 
Supra said:
^^ Vodafone says : Everyday I want to fly ...the govt. is on my side :P
Its to big that not even Indian PM can do anything to Airtel, reliance, Vodafone. They will loose majority the day they do anything to Reliance. Welcome to the corporation ruled world :P
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Agree fully.. yesterday on the train from mangalore both reliance and vodafone had no network all the way till bangalore some 12 hours journey!!!! imagine that... stupid idiots honestly
 
Are why will they do that. Airtel paid 4! billion to Trai & DOT to cancel all the new entrant licenses. When u come to India be ready for incoming calls being charged as well at Rs 5 per minute :rofl:
 
Dont really expect BIG BREAKING news that 69 licenses were scrapped, just see what happened with th I&B ministry's notice to Bigg boss 4, they r still showing the shows with all BEEPS at 9pm mockering the govt notice & now got a stay order till 22 nov.

So do you really expect strict disciplinary action by Govt., I guess those disciplinary actions are applicable only for we common ppl by govt servants..
 
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recommends. its up to the ministry to do the scrapping. which won't happen if enough dough gets passed here and there. for kids sweets etc...
 
as there is new telecom minister in charge, he wants his share of scam money hence the notice. nothing concrete will come out of this.
 
licences will be scrapped of the circles wherein companies were not able to launch their services inspite of acquiring licenses for those circles.

nothing to read in that now
 
^ true, companies who have been hoarding spectrum ie, the ones which were unable to launch their services within 12 months of spectrum allocation are coming under the scanner.
 
Who cares TRAI & MY recommendations :S :( :ashamed: :D let them do business after collecting penalties & they (operators) will CHARGE from customers, be ready for higher charges for every service from mobile operators :(
 
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Who cares TRAI & MY recommendations :S :( :ashamed: :D let them do business after collecting penalties & they (operators) will CHARGE from customers, be ready for higher charges for every service from mobile operators :(
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that may not happen as not all operators are penalized.

they will simply have to do business in loss for a few years.
 
It may happen because 69 licences are from mostly new operators like swan uninor videocon and few more and old op really love to see that
 
...iirc Mukesh (reliance) was looking to JV with any New Operator/s, some rumors was there few week back :)
 
Supra said:
^^ Vodafone says : Everyday I want to fly ...the govt. is on my side :P

Its to big that not even Indian PM can do anything to Airtel, reliance, Vodafone. They will loose majority the day they do anything to Reliance. Welcome to the corporation ruled world :P
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Really very true
 
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