After Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Now Reliance Jio Also Wants Delayed 5G Auction

The next big event in the telecom industry is the auction of 4G and 5G airwaves. The telecom operators, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), all have been following up with the issue of the upcoming auctions. Trai has already recommended the reserve prices of the spectrum to the Digital Communications Committee (DCC) which is yet to approve the pricing in its upcoming meeting. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are two telecom operators which have been requesting for an extension on the date of auction till now. The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio was the only company in support of early spectrum auction. However, as per a new ET Telecom, even Reliance Jio has joined incumbents in pushing for a delayed spectrum auction.

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Reliance Jio Joins Bharti Airtel and VIL in Support of Delayed Spectrum Sale

As per a senior executive, Reliance Jio wants that the upcoming 5G airwaves auction should be put off until the telcos carry out trials of the fifth-generation network technology and come up with use cases for the spectrum which are priced very high. This means that finally, Reliance Jio has sided with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Previously, Airtel and VIL were the companies standing against the early auction. But, now Reliance Jio has joined the unison. Then, there is also the case of 4G airwaves which the telcos want to be auctioned early because it will help the telcos in easing network congestion and cater to the increasing demand of data.