Responding to reports appearing in a section
of the Press that can lead to an inference that there is disagreement
among the Group of Ministers over the issues under consideration
of the GOM on Telecom, the Finance Ministry emphatically states
that there is no disagreement on any of these issues. The Group
of Minister in its meeting held on September 25, 2003 had taken
all decisions unanimously. These included the following:
- About release of adequate spectrum needed for the growth
of the telecom sector;
- Charting a course towards a Universal Licence (Unified Licensing
Regime); and
- Reviewing adequacy of steps for enforcing limited mobility
within the SDCA for WLL (M) services of Basic operators, and
recommending the future course of action in this regard.
On each of these issues, not only was there no
disagreement, there was no difference of approach either. It is
further clarified that necessary follow up steps have already
been taken on all issues, including the three listed above.
CLARIFICATION BY FINANCE MINISTRY
