DoT asks Noida International Airport to allow telcos to set up infrastructure

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the upcoming Noida International Airport to allow telecom operators to set up in-building networks in a non-discriminatory, fair, and transparent manner in a bid to avoid a standoff similar to the one at the Navi Mumbai airport. DoT said the Noida airport is a public entity under the Telecommunications Act.

DoT issued the note after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), a lobby group of telecom companies, sought pre-emptive clarification on right of way (RoW) permissions at Noida airport.