The empowered group of ministers (EGoM) reviewing the recommendations made by telecoms watchdogs the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has altered the main objective of the upcoming auction of 2G frequencies from ‘revenue maximisation’ to maximising revenue ‘within the government’s set parameters’, adding that issues of affordability, accessibility and the improvement of telecom density must be taken into consideration, reports the Business Standard. The DoT and TRAI came under fire for proposing a significant jump in the base prices for spectrum, with opponents arguing that the increase would result in higher costs to end-users.
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OVETEL Government tweaks 2G proposals, may abandon controversial spectrum price hike
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