Welcome Guest Login | Register | Site Map | | Make TelecomTiger my homepage     
Telecom News
Enterprise |  Policy & Regulation |  Mobiles & Tabs |  Corporate |  VAS |  People Movement  |  Technology  |  LTE
Policy & Regulation
Telecom Commission to discuss Trai's spectrum allocation proposal on Aug 31
TT Correspondent |  |  16 Aug 2018

The Telecom Commission, apex decision making body at the telecom department, is likely to meet on August 31 to discuss Trai's recommendation on spectrum allocation, according to official sources. "The next Telecom Commission meeting is proposed for August 31," an official source told without disclosing agenda of the meeting.

Another DoT source said though agenda has not been freezed for the meeting but it is likely to take up some of the recommendation made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regarding spectrum allocation.

The source, however, said the latest recommendations of Trai on spectrum auction plan worth Rs 4.9 lakh crore may not come.

Last month, keeping aside observation of the Supreme Court order in 2G case that spectrum should be allocated through auction, Trai recommended allotment of radio waves without bidding route for PMRTS.

Unlike cellular services, PMRTS are operated for two-way communication within small distance of around 30 kilometer-range by police, security agencies, construction companies etc.

The recommendations were made after the telecom department requested the Trai to suggest appropriate method of spectrum allocation for Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service (PMRTS).

The Supreme Court order in 2012, which cancelled 122 telecom permits that were assigned spectrum administratively for 2G service, said that the spectrum should be assigned transparently through auction.

The DoT in July 2017 had sought regulator's views on method that should be used for spectrum allocation for PMRTS.

(Reported PTI)

    
 mail this article    print this article    Show and Post comment
16 Aug 2018(IST)  
Whitepaper
Maintain Business Continuity with Cisco ASR 9000 nV Technology
It is a virtual chassis solution where a pair of ASR 9000 routers acts as a single device by maintaining a single contr...read more
Simplify Your Network with Cisco ASR 9000 nV Technology
With the new Cisco Network Virtualization (nV) technology in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, se...read more
Cisco Small Cell Solution: Reduce Costs, Improve Coverage
It is designed to address the challenge of mobile service coverage and to expand network capacity...read more