Telecom companies on Saturday sought deferment of the mega spectrum auction by a day or two so as to provide more gap between the trial session and the actual start of bidding. The DoT has said it will consider the suggestion favourably. According to the auction timetable outlined in the bid document called the NIA, the mock auction is slated for September 26 and 27, while the auction commences from September 29, leaving only a day between the two events.
At the pre-bid meeting today, where DoT officials interacted with operators to clarify doubts pertaining to the upcoming auction, telcos said that the mock drill and the actual auction were cutting too close.