The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to take a final decision on 2G spectrum pricing and on those holding airwaves beyond the contracted limit of 6.2 Mhz within the next three months, say news reports.
Thereafter, it plans to notify the Telecom Commission of its decision.
In February 2011, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended an over six-fold increase in the spectrum price to Rs 109.72 billion for a pan-India license with 6.2 Mhz spectrum as compared to Rs 16.58 billion currently.
In fact, TRAI had classified valuation of spectrum in two categories. There are different prices for spectrum up to contracted limit of 6.2 Mhz and for additional airwaves.
TRAI had also recommended a one-time entry fee for additional spectrum beyond 6.2 Mhz. The spectrum price varies from circle to circle in both categories.
