DoT seeks Trai views on spectrum auction of unsold airwaves

DoT dials Trai to revise 700-MHz price; seeks views on bids this year

Six months after a dull round of spectrum sale, the Centre is gearing up again for the bidding of airwaves that were left unsold last October. In fact, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set the ball rolling by asking for the telecom regulator’s views on auctioning the remaining spectrum in 1,389 megahertz (MHz) this financial year (FY18). 

This comes when the telecom industry is battling fierce competition and shrinking profits. 

The National Democratic Alliance government has, in its communication to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), sought a price review of spectrum in 700 MHz, a band that