DoT may ask Trai to review recommendation of 3% flat spectrum usage charge

A flat levy may also lead to revenue loss to the government as it currently receives higher fees from the operators who bagged spectrum in the previous auctions

The department of telecommunications (DoT) may ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to review its recommendation of 3 per cent flat spectrum usage charge on airwaves to be auctioned in the upcoming sale. This is because the levy may have legal implications in the future.

The department is of the view that there already exists the legally-approved weighted average method for calculating user fees and a new formula may discourage the service providers from bidding in the auctions besides garnering lower revenues for the