The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cancelled letters of intent (LoIs) issued to 71 firms for providing internet service as virtual network operators. The virtual network operator (VNO) permit allows firms to resell internet services of telecom companies under their own brand.
According to the DoT note, LoIs were issued to the firms based on applications submitted by them. However, the applicant companies were required to submit the compliance status of LoI within a period of 60 days from the date of its issue, failing which the same was to be cancelled.
DoT has said that since it did not receive any reply from the concerned companies even after extension of deadlines, their LoIs were cancelled.
Accordingly, LoIs issued in response to the application stand cancelled and the applications submitted by the companies for ISP authorisation under unified license are closed, DoT’s note added.
