Views on trading of spectrum, which is expected to allow private entities to also sell or lease airwaves for telecom services, can be sent to sectoral regulator Trai by August 29.
In its consultation paper on “Valuation and Reserve Price of Spectrum” on July 23, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had “suo moto raised the issue of spectrum trading in the country” and last date for comments on this paper was August 21.
The Department of Telecom on August 22 wrote separately to TRAI seeking its recommendation on spectrum trading including “conditions and timing for permitting trading of spectrum obtained through auction, quanity of spectrum for trading by an operator, revenue payable apart from legal, regulatory and technical framework.” After this communication, TRAI decided to “give further time upto August 29 to all stakeholders for giving any additional comments on the issues pertaining to permitting spectrum trading in the country.”