Communications Minister A Raja today ruled out auction of 2G spectrum and said that discussions were on with the finance ministry to charge a one-time fee for allotting extra radio waves to the operators, beyond the initial start-up spectrum.
“It (one-time charge on 2G spectrum) has been discussed and is going to be discussed in the Telecom Commission in consultation with the finance ministry. The one-time charge will be for the 2G spectrum for over 6.2 Mhz spectrum,” Raja said on the sidelines of a telecom summit.
“It has already been clarified that 2G cannot be auctioned because the licence conditions say wherever the initial spectrum of 4.4 Mhz has been given, it becomes a contractual obligation,” Raja added.
