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M.F. Farooqui takes charge as Telecom Secretary
Monday April 01, 2013 06:24:40 PM,
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New Delhi:
Senior IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre M.F. Farooqui on Monday
took charge as Telecom Secretary.
Prior to his new posting, Farooqui was Secretary in the
Department of Heavy Industry, new agency PTI reported today
morning.
Farooqui will have a 15-month tenure
at the helms of Department of Telecom before he attains
superannuation age of 60 years in June 2014.
He is joining DoT at a time when investor sentiment has been
largely hit by regulatory uncertainty. This was also reflected in
a massive 96 per cent decline in foreign investments to $70.46
million in April to November 2012 from $1.98 billion in the same
period a year ago.
Farooqui will have to deal with important issues such as
rising tariffs, industry’s opposition to implementing free roaming
services, litigations including the matter of 3G inter-circle
roaming pacts and levy of one-time spectrum fee on operators.
He replaces R. Chandrashekhar who retired last Thursday.
A post-graduate in Physics and Business Administration, Farooqui
will have a 15-month tenure at the helm of the Department of
Telecom before he attains superannuation age of 60 years in June
2014.
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