We have reliably learnt from our sources that the Government of India has made mockery of itself demanding WiMax spectrum alloted to ISPs for broadband services.
The government had earlier allocated 2.5GHz spectrum to a number of players including Tata, Bharti, Reliance, Sify and Spectranet. It has now asked the companies to return the spectrum as it wants to auction the same during 3G spectrum auction. This move is facing stiff opposition, especially from smaller ISPs who had resisted Government’s move to auction WiMax spectrum via BWA Policy.
Small companies argue that they have already invested heavily and will run into losses because they have already placed orders for carrier equipment and are ready to roll-out operations. These operators have even threatened to knock the doors of Justice.
In a separate yet related development on WiMax Services in India by Tata Communications / VSNL, its CEO, Mr. Srinath addressing the AGM has acknowledge that company is facing quality problems due to last mile connectivity problems. [Courtesy: Business Line]Despite such problems, Tata Communications wants to expand its services to other cities, what a disgrace to the name of “Tatas”, self claimed to be trust worthy brand.
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The more and more I think about India.. I only say God bless India and fellow Indians !