Kipal Sibal, Union Telecom Minister has announced the action plan for next 100 days. Mr Sibal said that the ” Action plan ” has been worked so as to ensure that the common people gets telecommunication services at the reasonable cost, the Industry remains robust and the Government gets its share of revenue.

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The “100 Day Action Plan” of the Departments of Telecommunications (DoT), on various issues such as MNP, 3G Mobile and Data Services including Video Call service by private operators, Wireless Broadband, 2G Spectrum allocation, MTNL/BSNL and Mobile Tower Radiation and National Telecom Policy 2011 was announced in a Press conference in New Delhi.

Plan of Action for DoT in details  as follows :

(1) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will hold consultations with key stakeholders (Telecom operators) to evolve a clear and transparent regime covering Licensing,  Spectrum allocation, Tariffs/pricing, Linkage with roll out performance, Flexibility within licenses, Spectrum Sharing, Spectrum trading, MVNOs, Unlicensed bands, M&A, etc. in a technology agnostitc environment after due consideration of TRAI recommendations. In this regard, interest of the ‘Aam Aadmi’ would be the prime consideration.

(2) To ensure availability of Spectrum for telecom industry, dialogue will be initiated with Department of Space/Information & Broadcasting/Defence, PSUs on ‘Vacation of Spectrum’ and for identification of Defence Band and Defence Interest Zone. National Frequency Allocation Plan 2011 (NFAP) shall be released. Spectrum allocations, availability and status of pending applications for spectrum shall be published on the department’s web site.