Regulating the telecom sector requires certain expertise which a government ministry cannot be expected to have
The main reason why the telecom sector has been a policy mess for the last decade is that our policy governance structure is fatally flawed. A healthy sector is predicated upon coherent and fair policies, which in turn are derived from defined principles and objectives. These can happen only if policy-making resides in a body with the requisite expertise and character.
(This story appears in the 02 March, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)