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Niira Radia, a corporate lobbyist who became as (in)famous as then telecom minister A Raja when the 2G spectrum allocation scam broke, is scheduled to appear in court as a CBI witness on May 28. On the occasion, as the telecom scandals return to haunt public imaginaiton, we attempt to provide details of incorrect decisions taken by various PMs, telecom ministers and bureaucrats over the Last Two decades
Dateline:
New Delhi
Seven prime ministers, a similar number of telecom ministers and several bureaucrats in the department of telecom (DoT) have aided, abetted or silently looked away as a series of scandals rocked the Indian telecom sector over the past two decades (1994-2013). Although the mobile revolution has been showcased as the biggest success story in post-reforms India, the wireless progress has turned into the worst example of policy manipulations and crony capitalism.
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