Raja forms panel to examine Trai report

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has constituted a nine-member internal committee to examine the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on spectrum, even as Communications Minister A Raja has decided to refer the matter to the Empowered Group of Ministers.

The committee would be headed by Chander Prakash, member (technology), Telecom Commission, and wireless advisor.

It will examine the report on ‘Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework’ in details and it would be placed before the Telecom Commission.

Trai, in its report submitted on May 11, suggested charging one-time fee from telecom operators for spectrum held beyond 6.2 MHz. It also recommended limiting the quantum of airwaves to 8 MHz in most of the circles.

Raja has also convened a meeting of all service providers on July 7 to discuss various developments in the sector, with particular reference to Trai’s recent report.