COAI terms draft telecom bill ‘reformative’

New Delhi: Mobile phone companies Thursday said that the draft Indian Telecommunications 2022 Bill floated by the government was “reformative”.

“In keeping with the recent trend of reformative policy making by the government, this draft Indian Telecommunication bill is another milestone step to develop a modern and future-ready legal framework in telecommunication. We are studying the newly drafted Bill and will share our comments with the Government in due course of time,” SP Kochhar, director general of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), said in a statement.

COAI represents India’s three private operators – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.