The Delhi HC, in late February, upheld the telecom regulator´s rules set last October that mandate telcos to pay Re 1 per call drop to consumers, capped at `3 a day.

GSM industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has escalated a war of letters by writing to the Telecom minister, reiterating its demand for a review of pricing of CDMA airwaves and reducing the 10 MHz cap on such spectrum, asserting that failure to do so would lead to violation of auction rules.

Right policy decisions, a well-planned roadmap and an investor-friendly environment can ease the current challenges and put the Indian telecom industry on the world stage.