Vodafone India has informed that it has sent a letter to India's Department of Telecommunication (DoT), questioning the rejection of its application for license extension in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata service areas. Vodafone had previously sought an extension of its license in three circles that were up for renewal in 2014, under the clause 4.1 of the license agreement which allowed the government to extend the license for an additional 10 years. However, DoT had rejected Vodafone's license extension application last week, as indicated by a PTI report (via NDTV Gadgets). DoT had then apparently said that Vodafone should participate in the spectrum auctions and secure spectrum in these areas if it wanted to retain its license and continue its operations. Vodafone India however had previously claimed that it was entitled to a license extension in these circles where it operates in the 900MHz spectrum band as per mutually agreeable terms. Why Vodafone Thinks DoT's Rejection Is Wrong As per the letter, Vodafone India claims that this rejection has several fundamental flaws, contradictions, jurisdictional errors and DoT has not only misinterpreted the clause 4.1 of the license agreement but also made it redundant. The company has now asked DoT to withdraw its rejection letter within three days. Here's what the company said in the letter: - Vodafone claims that while DoT stated that the license extension was considered based on the new terms and conditions, it had not provided Vodafone with the new terms, despite repeated requests by the telco, indicating that DoT had not even considered their application as per the clause…
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