The petition by the private companies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea against the orders of the DOT  for termination of their 3G services in the circles where they have got no licence is going to be heard by TDSAT on 9th January. Fortunately, the DOT has taken a tough stand and has submitted to the Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) that it has no power to hear the case citing Supreme Court judgment that the tribunal could not entertain petitions on altering the terms of the licence. I am in full support of the same, since it seems to be the correct position. We have to build up pressure on the government to continue the present stand, since a lot of pressure may come from the big business and  MNCs as we have seen earlier.