Airtel praises Centre for prompt issuance of 5G spectrum allocation letters

Within hours of paying the first instalment for 5G spectrum, telecom companies were issued allocation letters by the Department of Telecom—which prompted Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal to publicly praise the government for ease of doing business.

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that the government had issued a spectrum assignment letter for the 5G network.

Vaishnaw also said that the government had requested all telecom service providers (telcos) to prepare for 5G launch across India. This is the first time ever that the DoT handed out a spectrum allocation letter on the day of making an upfront payment.