Inter-ministerial body, Telecom Commission (TC), today approved provision for companies holding internet services licences with spectrum like Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJI), Augere, Tikona Digital to provide phone call service by paying additional fee of Rs 1,658 crore each.
"The Commission broadly endorsed recommendation of DoT committee with regard to Unified Licensing regime...The ISP (internet service provider) licence holder who hold BWA spectrum if they wish to provide using that spectrum then an additional fee of Rs 1,658 crore will be levied for migration to Unified Licences (UL)," TC Chairman and Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said here.
The framework for new licences will be ready by end of this financial year, he added.
In 2010, six private players--RJI, formerly Infotel Broadband, Bharti Airtel, Aircel, Qualcomm, Tikona Digital and Augere had won BWA spectrum.
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