Indian telecom operators, at the moment, are in deeper troubles and the pressure mounting on them to rival with the new telecom operator Reliance Jio. Now, it is said that top telcos Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, and Reliance Communications have approached the Department of Telecommunication seeking for the removal of spectrum cap in the country. Telecom operators Vodafone, Idea, and RCom have requested for the spectrum cap removal, while Bharti Airtel stood against the request. DoT has conveyed the same to telecom regulator Trai. DoT has sought its views in the letter with the recommendations made by IMG. “In light of the IMG report, Trai is requested to provide views on whether the existing applicable band-wise spectrum cap of 50 percent of total spectrum assigned in a band for an LSA (Licensed Service Area) and overall cap of 25 percent of total spectrum assigned in LSA across bands, should continue or needs review,” said DoT in the letter to Trai. Furthermore, DoT a...