COAI urges fair play to prevent ‘backdoor entry’ to big tech for enterprise 5G

Industry body COAI on Thursday said administrative allocation of spectrum for private 5G networks will be against tenets of level playing field as it lauded use of open bidding and transparent auction route by companies seeking 5G airwaves.

Administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and “effectively provides a backdoor entry to big technology players to provide 5G services and solutions to enterprises in India” without equivalent regulatory compliance and payment of levies that telcos are subject to.