New Delhi, Aug 16: Essar Spacetel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Essar Teleholdings, has submitted an application to government for obtaining a licence for ILD (international long distance) telephony. According to sources in Department of Telecom, Essar Spacetel approached the department for an ILD licence earlier this week. When contacted, an Essar spokesman confirmed that the company had applied for an ILD licence and said, "the company is currently studying the economics of this business and will principally target international traffic originating from mobile subscribers."
"The application is in the nature of an enabling application and a final decision will be taken in due course," he added. Bureau Report