Spectrum sale: Auctioneer likely by Sept as panel clears draft tender

An inter-ministerial panel has approved the draft RFP (tender document) to select the auctioneer who will conduct the upcoming spectrum sale, including for 5G radiowaves, according to a source.

The Department of Telecom hopes to have the auctioneer in place by early-September, the source added.

The matter is likely to be taken up in the next meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC) scheduled this month. Once the DCC takes a view on the issue, the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be floated, the source told PTI.

The inter-ministerial committee, apart from officials from the Telecom Department, has representation from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Electronics and IT, and NITI Aayog, among others.