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Government preparing spectrum roadmap for next 10 years in consultation with stakeholders: Dhotre
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Government preparing spectrum roadmap for next 10 years in consultation with stakeholders: Dhotre
PTI / Feb 11, 2021, 20:31 IST
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The communications ministry has begun work on preparing a spectrum roadmap for the next 10 years in consultation with stakeholders, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: The communications ministry has begun work on preparing a spectrum roadmap for the next 10 years in consultation with stakeholders, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for communications and IT Sanjay Dhotre also said 5G services would be introduced gradually, and will advance to full range of services as the ecosystem and demand for services grow.
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The Cabinet had approved the scheme for broadband proliferation through public wi-fi networks based on Wireless Access Network Interface (WANI) framework in December, 2020.
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New Delhi: The communications ministry has begun work on preparing a spectrum roadmap for the next 10 years in consultation with stakeholders, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sanjay Dhotre also said 5G services would be introduced gradually, and will advance to full range of services as the ecosystem and demand for services grow.
Asked whether telcos have urged the government to outline a clear roadmap for spectrum allocation and 5G frequency bands, Dhotre said, Ministry of Communications has started to prepare a spectrum roadmap for next 10 years in consultation with the stakeholders.
Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 15:04 IST
The next revolution in connectivity necessitates reliable and cheap internet for the masses so that India can leapfrog from the existing digital divide, which has social and economic implications. Representational image | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
It is anticipated that PM-WANI will be business-friendly and complement the government’s ease of doing business initiatives
Besides generating employment, such a public Wi-Fi network will boost disposable incomes of small and medium entrepreneurs
Crucially, there is no license fee for providing broadband internet services
Last week the Union cabinet approved a framework to usher in a “massive Wi-Fi revolution in the country”, in the words of Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, by accelerating the proliferation of broadband internet services via a public Wi-Fi network.
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