Telecom and Regulatory Authority of India recommended to DoT on Wednesday, a maximum base price of Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million) for allocation of 3G spectrum to operators for launching next generation mobile services.
Announcing the recommendation, Trai Chairman Nripendra Misra said on Wednesday, "Rs 80 crore has been fixed as base price for two metros of Mumbai and Delhi, Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) for Chennai and Kolkata and Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) for category C circles."
Over and above the base price, the telecom operators will have to bid for the spectrum. Going by base price alone, Trai said the government would collect a minimum of Rs 1,400 crore (Rs 14 billion) for a pan-India spectrum allocation.
Trai has recommended three sets of frequency bands -- 450 mhz, 800 mhz and 2.1 ghz.
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