DoT releases norms for 2G spectrum auction

These guidelines spell out some details, but leave the crucial bit on the reserve price for later.

The telecom regulator has said that multiple rounds of the e-auction will be simultaneously, but that there will be separate payment terms for the auction. It also said that separate service norms will apply for the auctioned spectrum.

Effectively, the DoT has made it clear that it will put up 13.75 MHz of 1800 MHz band spectrum up for auction and that existing operators will not be able to bid for more than 2.5 MHz in the auction.

According to analysts, delays in making decisions with regards to the auction process will hurt the sector, and they doubt whether the Supreme Court’s deadline of August 31 for completing the auction will be met.