DoT hints at spectrum charge relief for telecommunication sector

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday told Supreme Court it is “reviewing and reconsidering” its decision pertaining to one-time spectrum charges involving Rs 40,000 crore in order to bail out the telecommunication sector.

Appearing before a bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said that department of telecommunication is reconsidering its decision to proceed with an appeal filed against a tribunal order on the issue of recovery of one-time spectrum user charges from companies and sought three weeks to take a final call. He said the government may not press for hearing the appeal challenging the TDSAT order of 2019 passed in favour of telecom companies.