DoT has granted CDMA players Reliance Communications Limited (RCL), Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) and Shyam Telelink the right to use GSM technology in their existing service areas.

DoT has granted CDMA players Reliance Communications Limited (RCL), Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) and Shyam Telelink the right to use GSM technology in their existing service areas. RCL will receive additional 4.4 MHz of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band across the country. Companies that had applied for GSM spectrum in 2006 have to pay a licence fee of Rs 16.17 billion to DoT.