Telco bosses seek faster 5G rollout, bank support and end of litigation

Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani proposed five ideas, including making 5G rollout a national priority, affordability of devices and applications and quicker fibre rollout

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday pitched for the use of universal service obligation (USO) fund to increase smartphone adoption.

“India needs to ensure affordability not only of services but also of devices and applications. The best way of ensuring comprehensive affordability is nimble adoption of futuristic technologies and supportive policy tools like the use of USO fund for purposes other than services. USO fund can be used to subsidise devices to select target groups,” Ambani said in his address at the Indian Mobile Congress.

The USO fund is currently being used for increasing connectivity in rural areas and