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Government of India

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

02-January, 2013 16:8 IST

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the recommendations on “Terms and Conditions of Unified License (Access Services)” on the reference made by the DoT.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) through its letter no. 20-281/2010-AS-I dated 21.12.2012 referred the ‘Terms and Conditions for Unified License (Access Services)” to TRAI.

In the letter of DoT it is stated that there is a requirement to issue fresh licenses to the successful new entrants in the auction of spectrum held in November 2012 and it is decided that as an interim measures a Service Area Level Unified License (Access Service) may be granted only to the new entrants referred above.

TRAI after examination of Unified License (Access Services) has given its recommendations which are available on its website www.trai.gov.in.

 

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Unified License terms: TRAI recommended conditions for interim Service Area Level licences for new spectrum auction entrants. TRAI issued recommendations on the terms and conditions for Unified License (Access Services) after a DoT reference seeking guidance to grant Service Area Level Unified Licences as an interim measure to successful new entrants from a recent spectrum auction; TRAI examined the licence framework and published its operative recommendations on its website for administrative follow-up.