Idea Cellular has gone off the beaten track in its 3G growth strategy.
The Department of Telecommunication and mobile service providers, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications failed to reach a consensus on the spectrum issue during a meeting held on Wednesday. According to sources, Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani raised the issue of extra spectrum being held by GSM operators. He asked how over 6.2 MHz of radio waves have been given to GSM players beyond their contractual agreement.
Rival bidders Vodafone and Reliance Communications are studying the possibility of taking an indirect route to acquire control of Hutchison Essar to skirt the right of first refusal claimed by the Essar group.
Telecom complaints against other players were below 500 in the first half of 2016.
Even as telecom services are being restored in Kashmir Valley, mobile operators are offering free calling facility in the region.
'Spectrum payment to push up telcos' debt to Rs 3.5 lakh cr'
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
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