TDSAT rejects SSTL’s petition against DoT in the rollout obligations issue

In continuation of the rollout obligations issue, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has rejected Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited?s (SSTL) petition against the Department of Telecommunications, say news reports.

DoT had issued a notice to the company owing to SSTL?s failure to rollout services on time in nine circles, as per the stipulations of the telecom licence.

In the notice, DoT had questioned why the nine Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) licences issued to the company should not be terminated as it has violated the rollout obligations by not starting the services in the stipulated period.

Meanwhile, TDSAT rejected SSTL?s petition on grounds that the operator had filed the petition too early on, as DoT was yet to take a final decision in this respect.