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While the draft M&A policy for the telecom sector has been revised a few times over the past few months, DoT has not made any major changes to guidelines.
Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
Raises cap of market share for merged entity to 50%, spectrum trading allowed, with riders.
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Telecom Commission approves high base price of Rs 11,485 cr per Mhz for 700-Mhz frequency; no decision taken on proposed standard spectrum usage charges of 4.5%