Key Points
NEW DELHI: The department of telecommunications (DoT) is not keen to intervene in the matter of shutting down of 2G networks, rejecting a call made by Reliance Jio, saying it is a commercial decision to be taken by telecom operators...
Experts feel that 2G technology is likely to remain mainstream in India at least for the next two-three years as a good number of people still use it, particularly those who can't afford a smartphone..
As per industry data, around 50 million 2G phones are sold in a year while there are over 500,000 2G base tower stations in the country, majority owned by Bharti Airtel, followed by Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL/MTNL...
"Shutting down a technology should be a commercial decision and not decided by the government or the regulator," said Mahesh Uppal, director at telecom consultancy ComFirst (India)...
Reliance Jio has been seeking government support to shut down 2G networks in India and migrate all the customers to 4G/5G..
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