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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon send notices for the cancellation of 20 more licences of telecom service providers for not meeting roll-out obligation norms.
“Two notices had been issued and 20 more notices will be issued soon for the cancellation of licences for not meeting roll-out obligations,” R. Chandrashekhar, secretary, DoT told reporters.
Each telecom service provider has separate licence for a service area called telecom circle. A telecom circle can be equivalent to the size of a State in the country.
DoT in the second week of March issued notice for licence cancellation to Etisalat DB and Idea Cellular on the ground of failing to meet roll-out obligation.
Etisalat DB was sent notice for the cancellation of licence in Mumbai and Delhi circle and Idea Cellular for Punjab circle on same ground.
Notice sent to Etisalat for cancellation of the licence is as per the recommendations of telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) which had asked the government to impose penalty and cancel as many as 69 new licences for not rolling out services within the time frame.
Mr. Chandrashekhar, however, did not mention the name of the companies to whom these 20 notices will be sent.
“Two notices had been issued and 20 more notices will be issued soon for the cancellation of licences for not meeting roll-out obligations,” R. Chandrashekhar, secretary, DoT told reporters.
Each telecom service provider has separate licence for a service area called telecom circle. A telecom circle can be equivalent to the size of a State in the country.
DoT in the second week of March issued notice for licence cancellation to Etisalat DB and Idea Cellular on the ground of failing to meet roll-out obligation.
Etisalat DB was sent notice for the cancellation of licence in Mumbai and Delhi circle and Idea Cellular for Punjab circle on same ground.
Notice sent to Etisalat for cancellation of the licence is as per the recommendations of telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) which had asked the government to impose penalty and cancel as many as 69 new licences for not rolling out services within the time frame.
Mr. Chandrashekhar, however, did not mention the name of the companies to whom these 20 notices will be sent.