Rejoice came for 3G service providers as the Telecom Department is planning to allow spectrum sharing for 3G. The Department had earlier said it would exclude 3G airwaves in the proposed spectrum sharing policy.
The U-turn comes after a technical committee pointed out that since spectrum and licences have become technology agnostic, there is no point in banning a particular technology when it comes to sharing spectrum.
Earlier, the DoT had banned sharing of 3G spectrum on the grounds that it would jeopardise future auctions as telecom players could enter into sharing arrangements instead of buying it from the Government. DoT had used a similar logic to ban roaming agreements between 3G players.
However, a recent ruling by the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal changed it all. The Tribunal lifted the ban on 3G roaming arrangements, stating that it would increase the gross revenue of the operators and that the Government, having a percentage share in the adjusted gross revenue of the licence holders, would be able to get a larger sum as licence fee.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/telecom-news/item/5114-cq-dot-plans-to-allow-spectrum-sharing.html
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