RCom approaches TDSAT over start-up spectrum

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has moved TDSAT against the government over non-allotment of GSM start-up spectrum in six states, where a subsidiary of the company was already offering GSM services.

RCom has alleged that despite giving an in-principle approval for six circles — Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Kolkata and West Bengal — on October 18, 2007, the DoT withdrew the approval after a gap of over one year.

The company further contended that the DoT had accepted the payment of Rs 112.56 crore towards entry fee for the spectrum in these six circles.

The government informed the company on December 24, 2008, of withdrawing “arbitrarily and without any rationale” the in-principle approval granted to it, RCom said.