The telecom operators whose licences will expire on January 18 due to the Supreme Court order in February last year might get a breather. The department of telecommunications (DoT) is working on several options to allow telcos to continue operations after January 18.
“If people’s licences are expiring, then who moves the supreme court... those are all issues that can be certainly decided. Butm naturally, their business cannot be set at naught... something will have to be done,” said an official.
The DoT has to explore alternative options for these telcos as it would not be able to conduct an auction before January 18, and companies such as Telenor have expressed interest to continue operations in the Mumbai telecom zone.
However, the official did not clarify if the DoT would approach the supreme court to seek extension of the licences till the next auction, to be conducted by March. The matter would be decided at the ministerial level, the official said.
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which lost 21 licences, informed its 16 million customers on December 28 that it intended to continue operations beyond January 18. The operator of MTS brand also said it was taking further steps to continue services in India.
The DoT has to explore alternative options for these telcos as it would not be able to conduct an auction before January 18, and companies such as Telenor have expressed interest to continue operations in the Mumbai telecom zone.
However, the official did not clarify if the DoT would approach the supreme court to seek extension of the licences till the next auction, to be conducted by March. The matter would be decided at the ministerial level, the official said.
Sistema Shyam Teleservices, which lost 21 licences, informed its 16 million customers on December 28 that it intended to continue operations beyond January 18. The operator of MTS brand also said it was taking further steps to continue services in India.
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