Posted by : Unknown
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The Telecom Department (DoT)
has released guidelines on offering mobile telephony on 4G network. The
new guidelines are said to benefit Reliance Jio Infocomm, which holds
pan-India 4G licence. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel recently had sought permission to test voice telephony
on the fourth generation telecommunication network. Tikona Digital and
Augere are among other players who are believed to be benefitted by the
new guidelines.
This means players with 4G licence
and ISP licence can apply for unified licence by an additional amount
of Rs. 1,658.67 for pan-India. Moreover, the new guidelines are likely
to ensure voice tariffs don’t go further up, following cancellation of
telecom licence by Supreme Court. Right now, Airtel is the only player
to offer 4G services in the country. The company plans to expand its 4G
base to new circles such as Mumbai and Delhi later this year or early next year. Reliance is likely to start its 4G services by next year.
