Govt. asks telecom companies to stop 3G roaming pactsThe Government has asked telecom service providers to discontinue their 3G roaming agreements for violating licence norms. The decision comes after the unanimous view of telecom regulator TRAI, Law Ministry and DoT that such roaming agreement was in violation of the telecom licences. Leading operators like Bharti, Vodafone and Idea had entered into agreement with one another to offer 3G mobile services in circles in which they could not succeed in getting spectrum in the auction held last year.Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar told PTI that the decision has been taken that 3G roaming pacts is in violation of terms and conditions of the licence. He said that the ministry will issue notices asking them to stop their service with immediate effect. However on imposing penalty, Mr. Chandrasekhar said no decision has been taken yet.Other service providers like Tata Tele services and Aircel had also entered into similar agreements to offer services in six circles. However, they have already discontinued the arrangement.