DCC has decided to offer a two-year moratorium on payment for the airwaves
Russia, China, Europe and India favoured stringent norms of 5G services but later, Russia agreed for usage of 5G in spectrum bands where satellites are being used
Experts also feel that the telecom industry is not ready for an auction and the government can instead explore other ways of making available the airwaves to companies
Vodafone Idea, CTO, Vishant Vora said that the auctions should be held later rather than sooner as the industry is not in good financial health
Planning to start from June
The telecom regulator's proposals for these services appear to be at odds with the industry and the government's policy approach
If it happens, this would mean the largest spectrum auction in terms of amount with over 7,000 Mhz going up for sale across eight bands