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Must have competition in every sector, duopoly not good: Scindia
Financial Express Pune
|June 25, 2025
UNION TELECOM MINISTER Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that duopoly is not good and there must be competition in every sector.
Speaking at a Broadband India Forum event, the minister said there is intense competition in the country among internet service providers and the government will issue rules for delicensing 6 gigahertz spectrum before August 15 that will be used for Wi-Fi services and bridging the digital divide.
"Our job is to provide as many avenues as possible and within each vertical as well, provide intense competition. It's not good enough having a duopoly of one carrier or two carriers," Scindia said.
At present, the Indian telecom sector is dominated by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, which are actively providing 4G and 5G services across the country.
This story is from the June 25, 2025 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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