A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court, alleging that Bharti airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular collaborated with other companies to provide 3G services to their subscribers, without being eligible for such a licence.
The public suit was filed before a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. The petitioner, lawyer Yakesh Anand, said that private operators bypassed the terms and conditions of the licence and directions of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and started providing 3G services in all circles, including those areas where they did not get the spectrum.
The petition stated, “Private operators have entered into agreements among themselves for using each other’s network and spectrum to provide 3G services, even in those areas and circles where they neither have the licence nor any 3G spectrum, thus, entering the 3G services space through the back-door.?
The Delhi High Court has asked the central government to furnish its response to the petition.
