Must have competition in every sector, duopoly not good: Scindia

UNION TELECOM MINISTER Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that duopoly is not good and there must be competition in every sector.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

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.