Next Spectrum Auction Likely to Happen in August: What You Need to Know

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) chairman RS Sharma has revealed that the regulator will release the new mobile service quality norms covering call drops in a week. Speaking with PTI, RS Sharma said that “We are almost ready with revised standards for quality of service (for mobile phones). It will be issued within a week.”

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At the same time, Sharma also indicated various things about the next spectrum auction.

Next Spectrum Auction Likely to Happen in August

The regulator is also planning to start the public discussion on the next spectrum auction in August. He also revealed that the auction would focus on wireless frequencies for 5G services as well as the premium 700 MHz band.

The PTI report also cites that the “regulator is also likely to come up with stringent parameters for radio-link time-out technology (RLT) which was allegedly being used by telecom operators to reduce call drop incidence.”

That said, with this help of the RLT technology, a call remains connected even if the consumer jumps to a poor network area for which he is charged. “The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) expects to float consultation paper for the next round of spectrum auction,” says the report.

“The draft paper is ready. We will hopefully finalise it within a fortnight. By the first week of August, the consultation paper should be out,” Sharma quoted.

Telecom Operators Asked to Slow Down Auction Process

It is already a known fact that the Indian telecom operators are in a serious financial crisis, which even made them approach the Trai to go slow on the next round of spectrum auction. The report also highlights that the operators are not in a position to purchase more spectrum for the next two years.