Trai backs Jio’s method to calculate additional charges for shared spectrum

In its legal battle with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over the calculation of spectrum usage charge (SUC) in cases involving shared spectrum, Reliance Jio has scored a big win, said a report by Financial Express.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has backed the telecom company’s approach, which states that the additional fees for shared spectrum can only be assessed in the band where airwaves are shared, not across the entire spectrum held by the operator.

With this, the government may now need to revise its guidelines.

Earlier, Jio got relief from the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in January,