India's TDSAT seeks government response on spectrum policy shift

Indian telecommunication tribunal Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has sought government response on a plea by mobile operator Idea Cellular for changing spectrum allocation policy based on first-come, first-serve principle, reports the PTI. On 10 January 2008, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) had changed the spectrum allocation policy from first-come, first-serve to first-pay, first-served basis during the regime of former telecommunication minister A Raja.