Petitioners sought exemption from transit charges and similar treatment to cellular operators for direct interconnection with BSNL's Cellone Network. The Tribunal dismissed the petition, applying the grounds for rejection from a related appeal involving Bharti Televentures Ltd. to the current facts.
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Petition No.132 of 2005
Dated 3rd May, 2006
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BEFORE:
HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SANTOSH HEGDE CHAIRPERSON MR.VINOD VAISH, MEMBER LT.GEN.(Retd) D.P. SEHGAL, MEMBER
For Petitioner : Mr.Ramji Srinivasan with Mr.Md.Akram, Advocates For Respondent No.1 : Mr.Maninder Singh with Mr.Yoginder Handoo and Mr.Tejveer Singh, Advocates
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For Respondent No.2 : Mr.Meet Malhotra with Mr.Raghvinder Singh, Advocates
ORDER
This is a petition filed seeking the following prayers:-
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network, hence in view of the earlier order of this Tribunal dated 3rd March, 2005 in Petition No.20 of 2004 it is also entitled for the relief granted to the cellular operators in that case.
…...…………………..J (N. Santosh Hegde) Chairperson
..……………... (Vinod Vaish) Member
….……………. (D.P. Sehgal) Member
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether Tata Teleservices Ltd. is entitled to direct interconnection with BSNL's Cellone Network without payment of transit charges similar to cellular mobile service providers.
Whether the petitioner should be permitted exemption from transit charges as Unified Access Service Providers accessing BSNL's Cellone Network.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Petition No.20 of 2004Referred¶33
Bharti Televentures Ltd.Distinguished¶41
Appeal No.8 of 2005
RA No.1 of 2006Referred¶42
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
N. Santosh Hegde
Vinod Vaish
D.P. Sehgal
As recorded by the court registry
A petition before TDSAT in a dispute between a licensor, a licensee or a service provider under the TRAI Act.
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