Congress MP slams government, telecos for rising prepaid plan tariffs
He further blamed the BJP-led government for the new tariff rates, which fell drastically when Reliance’s Jio was launched in the sector.
He further blamed the BJP-led government for the new tariff rates, which fell drastically when Reliance’s Jio was launched in the sector.
Purwar said that the department was likely to pay the salaries to its 1.76 lakh employees from its own resources and accruals.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said he hoped to complete the auction in the current calendar. Sources also hoped that despite telcos crying about their financial conditions, they all would bid for the auction at a base price and the government would not have any problem in raising at least the expected revenue calculated on the base price of the fully sold spectrum.
