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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003
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Regulatory Bodies & Rulings Info-Tech - Telecommunications COAI not to move court over TRAI paper on unified licence Our Bureau
New Delhi , July 21 CLIMBING down from its confrontationist position with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regarding the consultation paper on unified licences, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has stated that it has no intention of going to court on the issue. In a letter to the TRAI Chairman, Mr Pradip Baijal, the association has however pointed out that the industry and its various stakeholders, both Indian and foreign, have a number of concerns and questions relating to the release of the consultation paper. "The industry and its stakeholders are deeply concerned at the abrupt release of this consultation paper and its timing. The authority is well aware of the imminent decision of the TDSAT, which is undertaking a de novo review ordered by the Supreme Court. There is a great risk of the timing of this consultation paper being seen as attempting to make this review ordered by the Supreme Court infructuous," the letter notes. It further points out that the narrow scope of the unified licence, i.e., unifying the fixed licences and cellular licences, which leads to speculation and concerns that this move is intended to favour the basic operators and their disputed limited mobility (WLL) licences. The cellular industry and its stakeholders are deeply concerned about the short time frame given for responses to this consultation, given the fact this is obviously a crucial and important issue that will require preparation by an industry already confronting complex legal work at the TDSAT and the Supreme Court, it has stated. Despite this, the cellular industry is fully committed to participating in any consultation that impacts the stakeholders of the telecom sector and has always and will continue to do so in a responsible manner, the letter has said.
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