(a) whether the valuable spectrum has been occupied by the Ministry of Defence;
(b) if so, whether its vacation of its spectrum is key to network extension;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Ministry of Communications and IT have written to defence Ministry
over the non availability of spectrum and its effect on future of Indian telecommunication; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) to (e) Defence services have some of their operations in the frequency bands which
are used for mobile telecommunication services. Some spectrum had been coordinated/
released by defence services.
Defence services have been requested to coordinate and release more spectrum for
unimpeded growth of mobile telecommunication services by shifting of certain Defence
wireless links between fixed locations to alternate media like Optical Fibre Cable (OFC).