The telecom industry appears to be divided over the 3G roaming agreements,with some of the operators asking the government to come out with a new framework on the issue. Chiefs of leading telecom firms,including Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel,Anil Ambani of RCom and Vittorio Colao of Vodafone,met Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and placed their views. According to sources in the telecom ministry,there was no unanimity in the industry over the contentious issue of 3G raoming pact which has been termed as violation of licence norms,both by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and sector regulator Trai. Besides 3G roaming,sources said,operators also discussed various issues like spectrum pricing and Trais recommendations on merger and acquisition. The outcome of the meeting,however,could not be ascertained.
