April 23, 2012 8:53 PM

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TRAI set base price for spectrum auction

Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI set 3,622.18 crore rupees as the base or minimum price for pan-India spectrum in the auction of radio waves which is to be held following the Supreme Court cancelling 122 licenses. The minimum or base price set is around 10 times higher than the floor price at which the former Telecom Minister A Raja had allocated spectrum and telecom licenses to companies like Unitech Wireless and Swan in 2008.TRAI has recommended a reserve price for 800 Mhz which is used for CDMA service and 900 MHz bands used for GSM service, at least 2 times higher than that of minimum price for 1800 MHz band. The TRAI has also recommended that the auction exclude companies which already hold airwaves in excess of the prescribed limit.

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