In the coming two to three weeks the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come up with details regarding the pricing of the 2G spectrum which has been held in excess by the telecom operators.
TRAI had proposed in May this year that telecom operators should pay for the spectrum that has been held by them beyond 6.2 MHz and the prices should be higher and linked to the price of the 3G spectrum.
TRAI chairman Mr. J S Sharma mentioned that “When we gave our recommendations to the government in May, we had said that we are studying the issue. We have not asked for any extension. We expect to give recommendations in 2-3 weeks,” His comments were regarding the linking of the 2G spectrum price with that of 3G.
A majority of the GSM operators are not in favor of linking the 2G spectrum prices with that of 2G and are not willing to pay a onetime charge for the extra spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz held by them. The operators are taking a stand that the spectrum allocations were made in accordance to the policy and no one is holding any extra spectrum.
The TRAI chairman was asked about his views regarding the observations reported by solicitor general Gopal Subramanium which mentioned that the telecom ministry has all rights to change the conditions governing the existing license and that recommendations made by TRAI are not binding, Mr. Sharma mentioned that “I have seen it in the media today I don’t know what the opinion is about, so I don’t want to comment on that. The question is about the Act and certain provisions in the Act and one goes by those provisions.”
Mr. Sharma also mentioned that “The issue of amendment in the Act is under consideration by the government. They have recently referred to us for our comments. We are considering the matter. We will tell the government what amendments we require. The regulator will continue to be guided by the provisions of TRAI Act 1997.” This was with regards to the amendment in the TRAI act.
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The government is just fooling the indian masses, and depriving of their right of fast internet use, as usedin neighbouring country like china , where 4G spectrum is available 2 years back in US people are using 10 times the speed of 3G and in India even 3G is not availble properly and eqipment are not installed, even the bidders who has invested in 3G are afraid that their investment may be lost.