The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) aims to set up a committee to initialise the process of formulating the New Telecom Policy (NTP) 2011, which will override the existing policy, according to reports. DoT will also finalise its internal view on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India?s (TRAI) recommendations, put forward in May 2010, on mergers and acquisitions, spectrum allocation, spectrum sharing and other licencing aspects by the end of January 2011.
Thereafter, it will consult stakeholders to develop a transparent mechanism on these issues.
TRAI had also recommended linking the price of 2G spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz with the price thrown up in the 3G auction last year. DoT plans to finalise the terms of reference for the committee by the end of January 2010, which will initiate the process for formulating the new policy.
The DoT will also hold meetings with different factions of the industry, to obtain a clear picture of what the industry requires under the new telecom policy.
