SC’s ruling on spectrum allocation won’t affect satellite regulations

The Supreme Court’s decision to reject the government’s application seeking clarification on spectrum allocation for non-mobile services won’t impact the allocation of satellite spectrum as per the Telecom Bill, highly placed sources said. In February 2012, the SC had upheld that auctions were the preferred method for allocating scarce public resources like telecom spectrum.

The Centre had filed a miscellaneous application in the SC on December 12 last year seeking clarification on the matter of administrative allocation of spectrum. On Wednesday, media reports pointed out that the Supreme Court’s registrar has refused to admit the plea arguing that it was ‘misconceived’ and was essentially seeking a review of the court’s 2012 order.