In June this year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said the government will hold spectrum auction for 5G and other bands in the current calendar year
By insisting on the higher reserve price for 5G spectrum, Digital Communications Commission may well be killing the proverbial golden goose
The regulator has, however, yielded ground on the issue of lock-in period it had previously recommended for spectrum in the 3,300-3,600 megahertz (MHz) band (for eligibility on spectrum trading)
The Department of Telecommunications wants to provide a one-year timeframe for trials to happen with experimental spectrum