3G licenses by March

Category: 3G | No Comments | Posted on February 15, 2006

We have been hearing this for a while. But its good news if it turns out to be true, so lets hear it again. Speaking at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Dayanidhi Maran said the thrust areas in telecom in the coming months includes putting in place the 3G policy by March-end.

Mr Maran said India was looking forward to early introduction of 3G services. “Given the low penetration of wireline broadband, I believe that 3G represents a great opportunity for the industry as well as the country, as it will be the platform on which mobile broadband can be delivered economically and efficiently to Indian consumers. I expect that by the end of this fiscal year we will have a firm and clear 3G policy in place under which not only will the interests of existing players be safeguarded, but we will also be looking at opening the door to new players.”

Source: Business Line