TRAI sticks to auctioning all spectrum in 700MHz band

April 19, 2016 12:52 am | Updated November 17, 2021 05:12 am IST

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday stuck to its stance that the entire spectrum available in 700 Mhz band should be auctioned in the upcoming sale as non-utilisation would cause irreversible loss to the government and was also firm on The regulator also stood firm on its recommended reserve price of about Rs 11,500 crore per MHz. for the spectrum in this band. The Department of Telecom had asked TRAI whether all available spectrum in the 700 MHz band should be put up for auction or split in two phases. networks.

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