The face-off between
private telecom operators and the government over
3G roaming controversy continues with both questioning each other over the jurisdiction of telecom tribunal to decide over the issue.
Filing an affidavit, the telecom operators have termed government's move to question the jurisdiction of the
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) as a desperate attempt to avoid adjudication of the present dispute and requested the tribunal to dismiss the application moved by the department of telecom (DoT) last week.
The telecom operators have also opposed the submissions of the DoT that for 3G they need a separate licence.
"As a licensor, the DoT should be aware that there is no 2G or 3G licence and the licence is common under UASL. This basic and fundamental error of perception colours the entire perspective and action of DoT," said the operators in their reply.
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