New Delhi. The Government has decided to refer the concerns of telecom operators on recent recommendations of TRAI to an Internal Committee of the Department of Telecommunications headed by Member (Technology). This decision was taken here today in a meeting of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Shri A. Raja with the representatives of Access Service Providers viz. COAI and AUSPI and representatives of their member service providers. CMDs of MTNL and BSNL were also present.

Various issues on licences, spectrum, allocation, charging of spectrum and roll-out obligations, merger and acquisitions and other related issues were discussed in the meeting and it has been decided that the Internal Committee will finalize the views and refer to Telecom Commission.