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Regulatory Bodies & Rulings Info-Tech - Telecommunications Panel pulls up DoT for delay in spectrum policy — Favours release of 1,900 Mhz for CDMA players Our Bureau
New Delhi , Dec. 26 THE Parliamentary Committee on IT has hauled up the Department of Telecom for moving slow in formulating the spectrum policy. It also blamed DoT for the crunch in spectrum availability being faced by the telecom operators, which is hindering faster growth of services. "The lack of foresighted planning on the part of the department has led to ad hoc and injudicious allocation of spectrum which, in turn, has caused non-availability of this scarce resource to the telecom operators when they need it most for faster expansion of services throughout the country. Needless to say, lack of anticipated demand for spectrum and haphazard planning over a period of time has given birth to a horde of problems,'' the report said. Spectrum allocation: The committee also recommended that the Government allot the controversial 1,900 Mhz spectrum to CDMA-based operators. "All efforts should be made to allot as much spectrum as the Government can in 800/1,900 Mhz for the CDMA operators and the 900/1,800 Mhz for the GSM players for the expansion of telecom services," the report said. Earlier, the telecom regulator had refused allotting frequency in the 1,900 Mhz band to CDMA operators. GSM operators have been at loggerheads over the issue with the latter opposing allotment of the 1,900 Mhz band on the grounds that it would create interference. CDMA operators' plea: CDMA operators, on the other hand, have been demanding that additional spectrum be made available in the 1,900 Mhz band for operational efficiency. DoT is yet to take a final decision on the matter. "The committee agrees that decisions on spectrum related issues, being very critical and sensitive in nature are to be handled very carefully, but such issues cannot be kept pending forever. The committee, therefore, would urge DoT to make decision making process quicker and in keeping with technological developments and the immediate requirement of other industry," said the report.
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