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My job is to provide multiple players in every telecom vertical: Scindia
The telecom sector is fundamentally one of the most important underpinnings of India's resurgency and growth story, Scindia said
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MTNL has transferred all its operational responsibilities to BSNL as of January 1. As we speak, we are building out the 4G BTS (base transceiver station) in Mumbai and Delhi for both., Scindia said. (Photo: PTI)
Just days after telecom companies approached the government protesting against the regulator’s recommmedations on spectrum pricing for satellite broadband, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia questioned the telcos’ logic of level-playing field between two different technologies--satellite and terrestrial. In an interview at his office in Sanchar Bhawan, the minister spoke to Subhayan Chakraborty and Nivedita Mookerji on wide-ranging issues including duopoly concerns, relief for stressed telcos, road ahead for MTNL and BSNL, rural connectivity and more. Edited excerpts:
What do you see as the biggest achievement in the telecom sector?
The telecom sector is
