INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that spectrum pricing also aims to provide services to poorThe element of "public good" in spectrum
pricing translating to providing greater services to poor, is getting widely recognised now, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on
thought process that seeks to strike a balance between maximising revenue and maximising services to the poor."Today there is a balance in
thought process that between maximising revenue and providing maximising service to the poor...there has to be a balance..
somewhere it should be struck
That balance is today in a consultation process in the country," he said.Mr Vaishnaw further informed that consultation process on spectrum
pricing is currently on, and urged the industry to participate in discussions and offer suggestions to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) on the issue."They (TRAI) will come up with a final document, based on which government will take a decision
But the thought process is that we have to make it affordable
said.Mr Vaishnaw, who is also the minister for electronics and IT as well as railways, further said that Internet brought with it
opportunities and challenges, and regulations are focusing on ensuring a secure environment for all users."...internet brings the good
things as well as the bad things
How do we face the challenges in a proper way
Lots of thought processes have gone in on regulation and this is in line with the global thinking that social media, big tech,
internet...the way it is today, affecting our society in the positive as well as the negative way, somewhere the balance has to be brought,"
