Abstract

In 2007, GSM mobile operators locked horns with CDMA-technology based service providers and new entrants in the telecom sector over the issue of additional spectrum allocation. Sector regulator TRAI favored opening up of the sector and adoption of higher subscriber-based norms for spectrum allocation. DoT granted permission to CDMA operators to join the GSM club through its dual technology policy, in the face of opposition and legal action by GSM operators.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Regulatory environment
• New policy
• and Legal.

Keywords

Regulatory, telecom, spectrum allocation, National Telecom Policy, cross-over technology, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, GSM, CDMA, Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata