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Mar 13, 2013
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DoT firm telcos must own spectrum to offer 3G services
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular may have to stop offering 3G roaming in areas where they do not have spectrum by the end of the month.The Department of Telecom has prepared a notice to this effect that is expected to be sent to the operators over the next few days.The operators will also be asked to pay a penalty for violating the licence condition by offering 3G services in places where they did not own spectrum.This has huge implications for the three operators as they will lose their pan-India 3G footprint at a time when archrival Reliance Jio Infocomm is gearing up to launch its data and voice services based on 4G technology across the country.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com
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