DoT favours Trai's 3G spectrum pricing

Amid reports of a possible delay in release of spectrum by the defence forces, Department of Telecommunication is understood to be going ahead with regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendations on auctioning the airwaves with a reserve base price.

DoT is positive to the recommendations submitted by the telecom regulator on the auction of 3G spectrum, sources said.

3G, the generic term for next generation mobile services, will enable operators offer seamless service for applications like Internet browsing, mobile television, e-mails, video streaming.

Given the (successful) experience in 2G spectrum (voice telephony as well as normal data services) and taking the current scenario into a totality consideration, Trai's 3G proposals can be a given a consideration, they added.

But the views of the other sides, which consider the proposal as a return to the earlier licensing regime when telecom companies bid higher for licenses would also be taken up in the right earnest, they said.

Cellular operators will be disappointed if the current Trai recommendations are implemented.

The expert panel working on finalising the allocation of 3G-spectrum policy for telecom companies plans to come up with its findings on 3G allocation and pricing by December.

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