DoT seeks Trai recos on E, V band pricing for auction

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) recommendations on pricing and other modalities for auctioning E and V band spectrum, officials said.

They added that while DoT plans to auction the bands for backhaul and mobile services, it has suggested to Trai that a certain quantum in the V band should be delicensed, or allotted without auctions, for indoor coverage. As per the officials, the DoT has stressed that any delicensed spectrum can be used only for indoor coverage while for outside mobility services and backhaul, companies must buy the spectrum in an auction.