Trai Says Govt Should Look into Agencies Holding Spectrum, Asks for Proper Commercial Use of Natural Resource

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which had previously made recommendations to the DoT over administrative allocation of the spectrum being a policy decision, is now urging the government to look at spectrum as a scarce natural resource, said an ET Telecom report. As per the sector regulator, the government should look at various departments and agencies which are holding the spectrum so that it can be used effectively in a commercial manner. Trai chairman, RS Sharma also made comments on the same on how the government should be conducting this analysis to acquire knowledge about the spectrum being held in various bands.

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Administrative Spectrum Allocation Should be Audited: Trai

Trai chairman, Ram Sewak Sharma said in this regard, “In order to ensure the availability of spectrum and appropriate utilisation, the Department of Telecom (DoT) should carry out studies on its usage and necessity so that various departments holding a scarce resource can use it in a right manner.” What’s not known commonly is that almost 60% of the total identified spectrum is held by agencies who do not operate in the telecom space. These include applications in FM Radio, DTH TV, satellite, space communication, aeronautical communication, and defence communication services. As per the regulator’s saying if this spectrum is no put to good commercial use, it would mean financial loss for the government and not only this but not using this natural resource would mean hindering the economic and social development of the country.