By IANS
New Delhi : The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Tuesday deferred till Mar 12 the decision to allocate radio frequencies or spectrum to telecom operators Idea Cellular and Spice Communications.
Both Idea and Spice had received letters of intent (LoIs) from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Jan 10.
“The additional solicitor general appearing for the government apprised the tribunal that in most circles there is adequate spectrum available for allocation, and therefore the petitioners should have no worry,” said an industry source.
The additional solicitor general, however, also indicated that there could problems if the defence force, which currently owns the spectrum, releases the frequencies slowly.
Officials from DoT and leading telecom operators are expected to meet National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan to find out an amicable solution in the vacation of the spectrum by the defence.
The meeting is expected to be held Feb 20.