(a) whether Committee on Spectrum has submitted its report to the Union Government;
(b) if so, the details of the recommendations thereof;
(c) whether the recommendations of the committee have been accepted by the Government;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the details of the main recommendations not accepted by the Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)
(a) to (e) The Committee for “Allocation of Access (Global Systems for Mobile Communication (GSM)/ Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Spectrum and Pricing†has submitted its Report on 13th
May, 2009. The recommendations of the Committee have wider implications on Telecom Sector and to
public at large. The issues on which the Committee has given its recommendations were deliberated
in detail by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) also while giving its recommendations
on “Review of licence terms & conditions and capping of number of access providers†on 28th
August, 2007. Therefore, on 7th July, 2009, the Government has sought recommendations of TRAI on
the recommendations/ comments of the Report.