2G: Tata seeks review of SC verdict

GUWAHATI—02-02-2012 A man makes a phone call in front of a Tata Docomo poster in Guwhati on Thursday, 02 February 2012. The Supreme Court India has cancelled all 122 2G licences on February 02, 2012. The Mobile Service providers (GSM/CDMA) that are set to lose on account of the cancellation of the licences are Uninor (joint venture between Unitech and Telenor of Norway), Loop Telecom, MTS India(Sistema Shyam TeleServices) Cheers Mobile – Etisalat DB (joint venture between Swan and Etisalat of UAE), S Tel, Videocon, Tatas and Idea Cellular. All these 122 licences issued by former telecom minister A Raja in January 2008 on first—come first—serve basis. The companies can operate the quashed licenses for 4 months and TRAI has been asked to make fresh suggestions for grant of licenses. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR GUWAHATI—02-02-2012 A man makes a phone call in front of a Tata Docomo poster in Guwhati on Thursday, 02 February 2012. The Supreme Court India has cancelled all 122 2G licences on February 02, 2012. The Mobile Service providers (GSM/CDMA) that are set to lose on account of the cancellation of the licences are Uninor (joint venture between Unitech and Telenor of Norway), Loop Telecom, MTS India(Sistema Shyam TeleServices) Cheers Mobile – Etisalat DB (joint venture between Swan and Etisalat of UAE), S Tel, Videocon, Tatas and Idea Cellular. All these 122 licences issued by former telecom minister A Raja in January 2008 on first—come first—serve basis. The companies can operate the quashed licenses for 4 months and TRAI has been asked to make fresh suggestions for grant of licenses. PHOTO: RITU_RAJ_KONWAR - caption

Tata Teleservices has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment cancelling its licences for the 2G spectrum in three circles, which were allotted during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A. Raja.

The petition seeking review was filed nearly a month after the apex court on February 2 had cancelled 122 2G licences granted to nine telecom companies, including Tata Teleservices, based on the first-come-first served policy for 22 circles.

The company earlier contended that it had applied for these licences more than 18 months before the 2008 licensing process began.