PSUs under DoT have been prohibited from going to court against each other, according to an official order. This sets a good precedent and if implemented at the entire government level, it may reduce cases in the courts and set government departments into the path of better coordination and cooperation. Under a new framework to resolve disputes between DoT PSUs, a PSU has to go through the motion of first approaching the DoT. Timelines have been laid down for the appointment of an arbitrator and arriving at a settlement. If the dispute is not solved, it may be referred to the law ministry for settlement through the Permanent Machinery of Arbitration. There are seven PSUs under the DoT-Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL), Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL), ITI Ltd, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT), and Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC). BSNL, BBNL, MTNL, TCIL, and ITI, through a memorandum of understanding, have also developed a framework to address payment issues that arise among them during the execution of contracts. Apart from this, the DoT framework also calls for deployment of excess manpower on a contract or project basis, and sets definite timelines for identification of excess manpower in lending PSUs, finalising terms and conditions for completion of manpower deployment to projects in borrowing organizations. All information regarding vacant land and buildings will be put on a common portal developed by BBNL. This is expected to save resources as BSNL and MTNL have a lot of vacant space, while other PSUs need space and take it on lease from outside organizations.