Lower reserve prices for spectrum would have provided resources for network expansion: COAI

NEW DELHI: Telecom operators’ representative body, COAI, said that lower reserve prices for spectrum would have provided additional resources for network expansion to the telcos in the country.

“High reserve prices in past auctions have resulted in large amounts of spectrum remaining unsold. We hope the Govt. will take additional measures to boost the financial health of the industry, which is the backbone of a digitally connected India,” SP Kochhar- DG, COAI said in a statement.

Kochar said that the government’s decision to auction spectrum by March,2021 will enable the industry to cater to the exponential increase in data usage and continue supporting the Digital India vision.