Punjab modifies telecom policy

Chandigarh: With a view to create robust telecommunication infrastructure with adequate bandwidth to promote information technology, e-governance and e-commerce, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a set of new guidelines under a single-window policy to replace the existing norms, but with strict directives by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to ensure timely restoration of roads and other infrastructure damaged by the telecom firms.

The new guidelines will supersede the Telecom Policy notified on December 5, 2013, and December 11, 2015, an official spokesperson said after the meeting, adding that the amended policy was aligned to the Right of Way Rules, 2016.