3G Launch Delayed in India

3G Launch - Will it happen atleast by Year 2008???

ET reports that the Ministry of Defence has informed the Department of Telecom that the armed services would require additional time, up to 390 days, to vacate the 45 MHz spectrum which it currently occupies.
The delay means that 3G services will now be launched only in early ’08 instead of the second half of ’07.
Government sources said the primary reason for the defence ministry seeking more time was due to BSNL’s and MTNL’s failure to complete the Rs 980 crore alternative optic fibre backbone for the armed forces as per schedule.
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