BHARTI TELENET LTD. vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court addressed appeals under Section 18 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, concerning the dismissal of applications for condonation of delay by the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal. The Court held that the appellant, a licensee for basic telephone services, must establish points of interconnection with BSNL as per the terms of the license agreement, which requires equivalent network levels for local and long-distance traffic. The Court upheld the Tribunal's decision, affirming the necessity for the appellant to develop its own network infrastructure to comply with regulatory requirements.