DoT panel on 5G yet to finalise report

New Delhi, Sep 19 () A panel of the Department of Telecom working on the price and auction modalities for 5G spectrum is yet to finalise its report, a top official said on Thursday.
“It is still under examination. It (DoT panel) has not come to me,” Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash told reporters.

He was replying to a query on the status of government’s decision around 5G spectrum price and if the panel working on spectrum auction has submitted its recommendations.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had last year recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies, including those for 5G services, at an estimated total base price of Rs 4.9 lakh crore, but the financially-stressed industry that is buckling under high debt, had argued that proposed prices are unaffordable and exorbitant.