DoT may not extend 90-day period for telecom firms to test 5G spectrum

Telcos feel 90 days is 'too less' a time; they are looking for at least one year

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has expressed reservations over increasing the duration for allocating 5G spectrum for trials, as companies in the past sat on lowly priced airwaves, which otherwise would have fetched the central government a premium.

The department feels that the airwaves for running 5G trials can only be allocated for 90 days, whereas the telecom companies feel it is “too” less a time and the same airwaves should be available to them for at least one year. “The allocation of the airwaves should be for one year and it should be reviewed every three months, in order