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<\/div><\/div>Another executive present at the meeting, however, said the DoT secretary did not touch upon the subject of allowing or disallowing unlicensed, or registered, entities to offer public Wi-Fi, and focussed on what the telcos could do to expand the Wi-Fi network in the country. DoT hopes to rapidly roll-out around 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country by the end of 2018, with at least one in every village in India.

Licensed mobile phone operators and internet service providers have been repeatedly calling upon the DoT, and even the PMO, to reject a proposal by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to allow unlicensed, or just registered, entities to establish affordable Wi-Fi networks in public places, arguing such a move would be illegal and would distort a level-playing field.

The telcos\u2019 vociferous opposition came after the Telecom Communication, the highest decision-making body in the DoT, accepted the Trai\u2019s recommendations.

In fact, the DoT was believed to be considering lighttouch licensing for those that register to offer such services, including clauses that exempt such unlicensed entities from having to share revenue with the government.

Those companies though would need to follow rules on security, monitoring and lawful interception among others. In comparison, licensed telcos and internet providers need to share revenue.