Acommittee set up to resolve the controversy surrounding the allocation of spectrum to telecom operators has suggested that operators should be allowed to share and transfer spectrum amongst themselves for a certain fee.

Acommittee set up to resolve the controversy surrounding the allocation of spectrum to telecom operators has suggested that operators should be allowed to share and transfer spectrum amongst themselves for a certain fee. An operator will have to pay the government Rs 5.45 billion for using every MHz of spectrum belonging to another operator. Besides, in the event of a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal, the government will get Rs 5.45 billion for every MHz of airwave that is transferred to the buyer on a pan-Indian basis. This fee will have to be borne by the operator that sells out.