New Delhi : Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) has decided to send back Trai’s recommendations on 3G spectrum pricing for a reconsideration.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on December 31 had recommended a base price at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz.
An internal committee of the Department of Telecom is believed to have suggested fixing base price of 3G spectrum at Rs 3,899 crore per megahertz, about 43% higher than the rate recommended by Trai. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government intends to auction 3G spectrum in 2,100 MHz simultaneously with 2G airwaves.
