DoT asks telcos to come with queries on proposed auction by Jan 15

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom service providers to come out with detailed questions on the proposed auctions. The companies have to respond with their questionnaire by January 15.

According to sources, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday participated in a pre-bid conference for spectrum auctions.

It is learnt that there were queries on aspects such as earnest money deposit, roll out obligations and exclusion of 5G technology in the bid document.

Last week, DoT released a notice inviting applications for the spectrum auctions in seven bands — 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2500 Megahertz (MHz) bands, and the bidding is scheduled to begin on March 1.