The Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to respond to a contempt petition for not complying with its order to decide on the merger of licences of Allianz Infratech with Etisalat DB Telecom, previously known as Swan Telecom.
The tribunal also said that it would grant no further extension to the DoT and directed it to reply within 10 days on the petition filed by Etisalat.
Prior to this, in July, TDSAT had asked DoT to take a decision over the transfer of licence of Allianz Infratech to Etisalat within a month. Etisalat had merged with Allianz, which holds licences in the Bihar and Madhya Pradesh circles.
Thereafter, an application was moved in DoT to transfer the licence to Etisalat DB.
However, no such decision was taken within the timeframe specified by TDSAT and in September, DoT moved an application in the tribunal seeking one month’s extension, which was granted.
