Niti Aayog bats for lower 5G spectrum price

Telecom operators may be able to get 5G spectrum at a lower price if Niti Aayog’s recommendation is accepted by the government. The organisation, which acts as a think tank for the government, has suggested that operators be given spectrum for a 30-year period but the reserve price should be what the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has calculated for a 20-year period. This way, the reduction in the reserve price works out to be 36% compared to what the regulator had recommended in 2018.