Following Supreme Court verdict, government needs to bat for the consumer
Mess In Telecom
-The Times of India, February 3, 2012
By cancelling all of the 122 2G spectrum licenses, the Supreme Court has sent a "tough message." That it pursues zero tolerance towards irregular grant of spectrum licenses is clear and welcome.
However, by directing TRAI to propose new allocation process, is the judicial branch stepping into the executive domain?
The government now faces the need to bat for the consumer, who may undergo some trouble through a change in telecom policy. The apprehension in the telecom policy may well lead telecom giants to incorporate changes that may not suit the customer, in which case, the government has to frame "pricing policy in ways that facilitate rather than inhibit expansion of mobile connectivity in the country."
Mess In Telecom
-The Times of India, February 3, 2012
By cancelling all of the 122 2G spectrum licenses, the Supreme Court has sent a "tough message." That it pursues zero tolerance towards irregular grant of spectrum licenses is clear and welcome.
However, by directing TRAI to propose new allocation process, is the judicial branch stepping into the executive domain?
The government now faces the need to bat for the consumer, who may undergo some trouble through a change in telecom policy. The apprehension in the telecom policy may well lead telecom giants to incorporate changes that may not suit the customer, in which case, the government has to frame "pricing policy in ways that facilitate rather than inhibit expansion of mobile connectivity in the country."