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Cellular firms' plea rejected

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI MARCH 15. In a move that will benefit subscribers, the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today rejected the plea by cellular companies to bar their basic phone counterparts from offering `limited mobility' through wireless in local loop (WiLL) technology. Besides offering limited mobility, incoming calls are free while outgoing ones will be tolled at the rate of Rs. 1.20 for three minutes. "The advance of technology should not be stopped,'' said the TDSAT order

The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has already introduced limited mobility in some cities and has drawn up ambitious expansion plans. Private companies were waiting for the TDSAT order to set their plans in motion.

While the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) termed the permission to basic phone companies as violation of the 1999 Telecom Policy and hinted at going in for appeal, basic phone companies welcomed the order.

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