| Policy & Regulation | | | 2G scam: A Raja threatened officials to favour Swan, Unitech, says CBI | | | TT Correspondent | | 10 Jun 2011 | | |   Former telecom minister A Raja and his staff threatened and coerced officials in giving preference to Swan Telecom and Unitech over Tata group in the award of telecom licences, CBI has informed the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the second-generation mobile telephony spectrum allocation scam.
Director CBI AP Singh, who gave a detailed presentation on various aspects of spectrum allocation scam on June 7, told the panel that two officers who did not put the file, giving preference to Swan Telecom over Tata Tele Services Limited (TTSL), were transferred by secretary (telecom) Siddarth Behura "in league with" Raja''s private secretary RK Chandolia.
Giving details of the conspiracy at the Sanchar Bhavan, Singh told the JPC that TTSL got in-principle approval for use of dual technology in 20 circles along with letters of intent given to new licensees on January 10, 2008. The company complied with the conditions and applied to wireless planning and coordination for spectrum.
The applications filed by TTSL went missing from the department of telecommunication and the company was asked to file fresh applications on March 5, 2008 whereas the licences were signed for new applicants Swan and Unitech, the director told the JPC.
He also described the relationship between Reliance Telecom and Swan Telecom saying the Anil Ambani-headed company structured in a manner that their association would remain under wraps. |
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