KAPIL SIBAL,MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS & IT HAS SAID THAT THE
EMPOWERED GROUP OF MINISTERS (EGoM) HEADED BY FINANCE
MINISTER,P.CHIDAMBARAM WILL CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF UNIFORM
SPECTRUM USAGE CHARGE (SUC ) IN ITS NEXT MEETING.CURRENTLY
SUC RANGES BETWEEN 3% AND 8% AND MOVES UP AS THE SPECTRUM
HOLDING OF AN OPERATOR GOES UP.
A UNIFORM RATE-RECOMMENDED AT 3% OF REVENUES BY TRAI-WILL
BENEFIT THE MAJOR PRIVATE TELECOS SUCH AS BHARATI AIRTEL,
VODAFONE AND IDEA IN A BIG WAY,WHICH HAVE LARGE HOLDINGS
OF AIRWAVES,GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUBSRIBER NETWORKS.

HE ALSO STATED THE PENALTIES SLAPPED BY DOT ON THE TELECOS
ARE ‘EXCESSIVE,AND THREATENED DOT THAT HE WILL TAKE AWAY
THE POWERS AND GIVE IT TO TRAI,TO PAVE A LENIENT PENALTY
REGIME.