The telecom companies whose licences are to be cancelled as per the Supreme Court order have demanded bail-out packages for them by refunding the licence fee along with interest, which the governemt is seriously thinking of. Instead of implementing the SC judgment faithfully, the government is on the search for some bail-out to help them. This is only natural on the part of this government agressively continuing with the pro-private policies.

Now the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing the private telecom companies have demanded that the telecom industry be given the Essential Services status. they have also demanded tax  relaxations or waiving of tax for about 20 years. We have been demanding for Licence Fee relaxation for BSNL, but the government did not agree. But whether the government will agree, because it is the private companies which are demanding tax releif now.