Govt. disapproved TRAI suggestion on 800 MHz band price

The Union Government has disapproved the telecom industry regulator recommendation for 800 MHz band of spectrum at the floor price.  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) last week recommended setting the price at Rs2,685 crore per MHz on a pan-India basis for the 800 MHz spectrum used by operators of the CDMA technology. The price is 52 per cent more than the floor set for the just-concluded auction of the 1800 MHz band and 47.5 per cent higher than the Rs1,820 crore base kept in the previous CDMA auction, held in March 2013.

Companies like Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Sistema Shyam Teleservices use the 800 MHz band to offer voice calls. 

Analysts tracking the sector said the reserve price at the Trai-recommended level will discourage operators from participating in the next auction.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/telecom-news/item/4323-govt-disapproved-trai-suggestion-on-800-mhz-band-price.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/telecom-news/item/4323-govt-disapproved-trai-suggestion-on-800-mhz-band-price.html