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`Not practised anywhereelse in the world'

New Delhi , April 5

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today expressed its concern with the Government policy to allocate less quantum of radio frequency to CDMA-based operators compared to what is being allocated to those operators using GSM technology.

"Unequal allocation of spectrum for different mobile technologies is unique to India and is not practised anywhere else in the world. Even the TRAI, after due diligence on this issue, recommended that quantum of additional spectrum assignments to GSM and CDMA operators should be equal," CDG said.

Last week the Department of Telecom (DoT) had announced its policy for allocation of additional spectrum wherein it had allowed a maximum of 15 Mhz to GSM players and 7.5 Mhz to CDMA operators for the same number of subscribers.

Mr B.V. Raman, CDG's India Country Head, said: "This policy is going not only against the advice of the regulator but the principles of global best practice as well.

"Continuing the current approach of unequal assignment of spectrum to service providers using different technologies under the same licence conditions would significantly dilute and distort India's technology-neutral stance."

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