DoT draws up ambitious blueprint for sector

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has drawn up a draft strategic plan and believes that spectrum management review should ta­ke into account the global tre­nd of licence-exempt allocations. A different approach will be needed for various parts of spectrum that have high commercial or developmental potential. The review should examine the conditions of the government’s use of spectrum, development of a framework for using white spaces and a spe­ctrum audit process. A uniform licence fee regime and a convergent licensing framework with service and technology neutrality was also considered.