DoT has proposed to allocate 80 per cent of wireless spectrum near he country’s international borders to the defence forces.

DoT has proposed to allocate 80 per cent of wireless spectrum near the country’s international borders to the defence forces. While the defence ministry had demanded that the entire spectrum in the area up to 100 km from international borders be reserved for the defence forces, DoT has rejected the proposal. DoT has also rejected a proposal by the defence ministry asking for prime towns, including state capitals, to be put under the defence interest zone. It has recommended that 25 per cent of the spectrum projected by the committee set up to formulate a policy to create defence interest zones across the country could be used by the defence forces, subject to the availability of spectrum.