Telecom firms divided over spectrum allocation, seek clarity from DoT

All telcos have commented on devising a new legal framework to govern India's telecommunications sector

As the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to lay down a specific legal framework for the assignment of the 5G spectrum, major telcos are divided with Reliance Jio proposing auction as the only way to allocate all kinds of airwaves, reported The Economic Times on Monday. 

While, Bharti Airtel only wants the terrestrial access spectrum to be auctioned and satellite and backhaul airwaves to be granted administratively, Vodafone Idea wants all spectrum, except backhaul, to be auctioned, the report added. 

All telcos have commented on devising a new legal framework to govern the nation's telecommunications sector, as a draft