The Law Ministry has opined that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) can ask mobile phone service providers to stop their present 3G roaming pacts.
Additional Solicitor General AS Chandhiok in the opinion stated that the split verdict of sectoral tribunal TDSAT on the 3G roaming pacts does not constitute a judgement in law as the same can not be implemented, official sources said.
The TDSAT's judgement came over a bunch of petitions filed by - Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Aircel and Tata Tele - challenging DoT's December 23, 2011 directive to scrap their Intra-Circle Roaming pacts within 24 hours.
According to sources, ASG has opined that the DoT can take any further action as per law which it wishes to, including termination of licences and claim the amounts earned by companies by providing 3G services for which they did not have any permission or licence from the DoT.
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Additional Solicitor General AS Chandhiok in the opinion stated that the split verdict of sectoral tribunal TDSAT on the 3G roaming pacts does not constitute a judgement in law as the same can not be implemented, official sources said.
The TDSAT's judgement came over a bunch of petitions filed by - Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Aircel and Tata Tele - challenging DoT's December 23, 2011 directive to scrap their Intra-Circle Roaming pacts within 24 hours.
According to sources, ASG has opined that the DoT can take any further action as per law which it wishes to, including termination of licences and claim the amounts earned by companies by providing 3G services for which they did not have any permission or licence from the DoT.
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