India considers unified telecoms licence

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01 February 2010

The Indian government is reported to be considering a single telecoms licence, uniting 17 service-specific licences, though spectrum would be allocated separately

Comment: At the moment details are sketchy, but this move could spur innovation in India as new services such as WiMax and LTE — both fourth generation wireless — emerge, as well as over-the-top video. Operators would be able to test services in...

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