In
2008 new licenses were given to some new operators, till date even
spectrum is not given to them. The whole give-away turns to be a billion
dollar scam.
In
this moment, with ongoing CBI investigation, Telecom Commission advised
DoT to prepare a exit policy for new operators, as reported by TOI.
It has been on the news that 74 notices to be sent to different
operators for delayed roll out. Among new players only Loop Telecom
expressed their desire to leave the sector.
Times
Of India also cites industry watchers say new entrants will look at the
exit option with tremendous interest. At least one new operator ( Loop
Telecom) has already informed the Supreme Court of its desire to
surrender its licence.
Huge
amount of valuable spectrum will find its way back to DoT’s reserves in
case the government goes ahead with an exit policy for telecom
operators.
In
such a scenario, it is likely that the biggest gainers could be large,
entrenched players like Bharti, Vodafone, Idea, Tata and Reliance as
these companies desperately seek spectrum to serve their growing
customer base.
If
spectrum becomes available in abundance, the demand-supply equation will
push down their spectrum costs even if allocated through a transparent
auction process.
So whats you take on this latest move do let us know via comments.
No comments:
Post a Comment