Spectrum Auction 2016

On January 27, 2016 Trai released its recommendations on “Valuation and Reserve Price of Spectrum in the 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2500 MHz Bands”. At the reserve price, the spectrum is worth Rs 536,450 crore. Bulk (75 pc) of this value comes from the spectrum in the 700 MHz band, while about 11.67 pc is from 2100 MHz band. The spectrum is proposed to be auctioned towards later part of the year 2016.