New Delhi, Oct 12: The Group of Ministers on Telecom is scheduled to meet today to deliberate on two of the sector's most hotly-debated issues -- unified licensing regime and the alleged violations by some basic operators offering WLL services outside local area SDCA.
The fourth meeting of the GoM would also see noted banker Deepak Parekh and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman, Pradip Baijal submitting their inputs on transition roadmap to the proposed unified licensing regime.
This would be the second time that both Parekh and Baijal appear before the GoM, headed by Finance Minister Jaswant Singh, to give their views on the issue.
Another issue to be discussed is the alleged violation by WLL players with regard to the scope of services.
The GoM appears to have hardened its stance on the issue, as three participants in the last meeting are learnt to have emphasised on the need for maintaining the credibility and sanctity of norms evolved for WLL services, where the appellete tribunal asked the government to ensure distinction between cellular and WLL services.



After the first meeting of GoM in September, the Communications Minister Arun Shourie had said the group "discussed a report by Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) that there was a violation by reliance with regard to limitedness of WLL services not being in accordance with spirit of license and Got-it's recommendations."



The Minister had susequently pointed out that the GoM would take up the issue on October 12.


Bureau Report