P J Thomas as DoT secretary had opposed ISRO-Devas spectrum deal! - Rediff.com Business

P J Thomas as DoT secretary had opposed ISRO-Devas spectrum deal! - Rediff.com Business: "The spectrum planned by DoS (Department of Space) for strategic use is not to be shared with commercial applications as in the case of Devas Multimedia,' P J Thomas had stressed in his capacity as the DoT secretary.

In his letter dated July 6, 2010, Thomas had also advocated a discussion on use of the scarce S-band spectrum with Indian Space Research Organisation in a special meeting attended by representatives of DoT, Department of Space, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, and Indian Meteorological Department.

Thomas had stressed that this spectrum is crucial to meeting the strategic requirements of nation and hence it should not be frittered away by giving it to the private parties and that too not without following the process of auction to maximise the government revenue."