1. The first issue is lack of sufficient spectrum. 2. Compared to most other countries - India has made only about half the spectrum available for commercial use. 3. And that needs to be shared by more than double the number of operators. 4. Most countries have maximum 3 to 4 operators;India has gone up to 12 a few years ago and seems to be settling for 9 now. 5. The mobile telecoms infrastructure is today probablythe most reliable and always available infrastructure inIndia.