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Telco chiefs meet PM, FM, Sibal on 3G, spectrum pricing
Amid a stand-off between telecom companies and the Government, the chiefs of private service providers on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek an early resolution to the dispute over agreement on 3G roaming services and one-time fee for additional spectrum.
Chiefs of leading telecom firms, including Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel, Anil Ambani of RCom and Vittorio Colao of Vodafone, among others, also met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Telecom Minister Kapil SIbal to put their point of view, sources said.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) and the sector regulator Trai have termed the existing agreement among operators for offering pan-India 3G services, despite not having spectrum in all the circles, as violation of licence norms, a charge rejected by the industry.
Besides 3G roaming, operators also discussed various issues like one-time fee additional spectrum held by GSM operators and Trai’s recommendations on merger and acquisition, sources said.
