The department of telecom will provide a Rs 1,000 crore alternative optic fibre cable (OFC)-based network for defence communications in order to enable the armed forces to release 45 MHz of spectrum for commercial services. | |
| "We have already begun the project involving officials from the ministries of telecom and defence. DoT would be spending Rs 1,000 crore," Chairman Telecom Commission and Secretary DoT J S Sarma said at a conference organised by Assocham. |
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| In another development, Sarma said the government was considering the option of creating a directory of cell phone users to provide people easy access to mobile numbers. He added that "enough safeguards would be taken to ensure that there were no lapses". |
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| Sources said defence agencies will release an additional 20+20 MHz at one go in the 1800 MHz band across India, except in Jammu and Kashmir, where only 15+15 MHz in the same band will be released. |
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