Trai on 3G: Rs 80cr base price for Delhi, Mumbai

Telecom regulator Trai today recommended to DoT a maximum base price of Rs 80 crore for allocation of 3G spectrum to operators for launching next generation mobile services.

Announcing the recommendation, Trai chairman Nripendra Misra today said: "Rs 80 crore has been fixed as base price for the two metros of Mumbai and Delhi, Rs 40 crore for Chennai and Kolkata, and Rs 15 crore for category C circles."

Over and above the base price, the telecom operators will have to bid for the spectrum.

Going by base price alone, Trai said the government would collect a minimum of Rs 1,400 crore for a pan-India spectrum allocation.

TRAI has recommended three sets of frequency bands - 450 mhz, 800 mhz and 2.1 ghz.