New Delhi April 08:
Telecom
firms Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Group Plc's local unit and Idea Cellular
can maintain until April 11 pacts allowing them to offer 3G services
outside their licensed zones, Supreme Court has ruled.
The
telecommunications ministry had asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea
Cellular to end the pacts, which the government says are illegal. It
also imposed penalties on the companies. The court will hear the case
again on April 11. The dispute over the 3G pacts is one of several
regulatory challenges hurting carriers in the world's second-biggest
mobile phone market.
